Are those zipties? I fucking hate zipties whenever cleaning out old installs. They’re just about always so tight it feels uncomfortable to cut those when youre dealing with fibres or just about anything, really.
I use velcro ties myself most of the times. If I absolutely have to use zipties, I leave then so loose that they’re just guiding the cabling, not choking it.
Just today I cleaned out one +15 years old install and oh boy, multiple zipties there. Awful
Flush cutters specifically. And you cut the side of the head opposite the tail with the cutter flat against the face of the tail passing through the head.
Are those zipties? I fucking hate zipties whenever cleaning out old installs. They’re just about always so tight it feels uncomfortable to cut those when youre dealing with fibres or just about anything, really.
I use velcro ties myself most of the times. If I absolutely have to use zipties, I leave then so loose that they’re just guiding the cabling, not choking it.
Just today I cleaned out one +15 years old install and oh boy, multiple zipties there. Awful
Exactly. Let’s use a securing mechanism that requires a razor-sharp blade, held perilously close to what you don’t want to cut, in order to undo.
One of these are safe-ish (not razor-sharp):
Eh, personally, i’d still find a way to screw that up.
Use dikes, not a knife, and cut the head of the tie, not the strap
YES
Flush cutters specifically. And you cut the side of the head opposite the tail with the cutter flat against the face of the tail passing through the head.
Can’t believe ppl just use knives, lol, I would cut all the things with a knife.
To be fair, it’s a technique that’s not obvious to everyone. I remember when my old boss taught me at my first maintenance job
Oh, I def believe you get very proficient in such a thing very quickly, I only (re)build PC for family & friends.
I don’t imagine going in a sever room cutting zip ties like:
Ever reached your hand down into the floor to find a power plug and meet water?
This gif brought back traumas.
Y’all don’t water-cool your rigs? :D