Re: Keeping up with Cables in new installation

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back when we were much bigger and buying wire by the truckload, I used to
have the wire manufacture print on the wire A-Z 0-9 all my guys had to do
was black out a letter & #...worked ok...but still prefer tags.


"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| We use tha sharpie method and usually you can break off the mud and
| still discern the wording underneath.  on the few you can't... thats
| what the toner is for.
| the trick is to not use too fine a point on the sharpie.  thick black
| lines are easy to read even in poor lighting and the wire legend never
| gets lost unless your helpful sub cuts off the wires - but even then
| they weren't lost.... just mixed up...
|
| And now they have the push button sharpies - Click-click and you're in
| business... no more caps in the teeth and black dots on the cheeks...
|
| Crash Gordon wrote:
|
| >  Except when they spray drywall mud all over...you gotta cover it with
| > plastic bag if you write on the wires.
| >
| >
| > <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:1131495833.390298.177760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Everyone seems to have his own favorite method of marking cables.
| > | Here's mine.  Write directly on the cables, about two feet from each
| > | end, what they do and where the other end is.  Sharpie brand fine tip
| > | laundry markers work well on most every type of cable jacket I've used
| > | over the years.  The ink dries quickly and it will last until Jesus
| > | comes back.
| > |
| > | Regards,
| > | Robert L Bass
| > | www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
| > |
| >
| >
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