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🗓️ 9 May 2024
⏱️ 147 minutes
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0:00.0 | I have rewired my entire desk and I'm so happy. |
0:05.0 | Oh no. |
0:06.0 | It took this has been maybe two weeks in the making because and we've talked to this before so I'll be quick but listeners if you if you miss it the last |
0:14.3 | when we talked about this the secret to clean nice wiring is to get the shortest |
0:21.2 | wires you can that will fit the purpose. |
0:24.0 | Because what so much wire clutter is is basically you have excess wire that you have to either |
0:29.0 | bundle up the tie with the cable tie or whatever. |
0:31.6 | You got a bunch of excess wires. So the good thing is these days |
0:35.4 | so many products have standard connectors, whether it's like the power plug with those |
0:39.6 | you know standard like IEC things or you know obviously USB and various USB is like you can just |
0:45.9 | go on Amazon and buy short versions of all of those things for almost no money so |
0:51.2 | measure how long you to cable to be and then go to |
0:54.8 | Amazon and put in your cart the shortest length that will be a little bit longer |
0:58.8 | than how long it needs to be just to allow like bending radius and stuff. That |
1:02.1 | makes everything so much easier. So now I have a very |
1:05.2 | nice clean layout. I did have to also as part of this project I did have to add some openings to my |
1:11.6 | desk I guess some might call them holes. |
1:14.0 | Oh my. |
1:15.0 | But it turns out, look, people out there, if you are not that handy like me. |
1:20.0 | I'm not handy, I'm not a woodworker. My desk, I really like my desk and want it to remain looking |
1:27.2 | nice. But you know those like those circular covers with little pass-throughs for wires that many desks have, like two of, |
1:36.0 | that look kind of like small cup holders. |
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