My DIY Desk Cable Management Guide: 0 to Hero!

My DIY Desk Cable Management Guide: 0 to Hero!

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Cable sleaving:

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[ryderholland]

Nice setup, you really should do away with the power cable the way its run. Its just dangerous and for no reason at all when an actual plug is less than 5 feet away. There are ways to hide an extension lead without creating a fire or electrocution hazard

[KPRTommo]

I like how this looks and it seems to work exactly how intended. However this is not safe from a power perspective. Unless everything that is pulling power on that set up is class 2 then they all require an earth connection. Without it there is zero protection and in the event of an earth fault the RCD at the consumer unit does not function saving a potential fire. Regardless if you believe the desk set up to not pull enough power, have you used the correct size and type of power cable that can handle the potential amount of amps that are potentially being pulled? There is a socket less than 2 meters from the desk, why not use that? there are plenty of way to hide an extension lead now for a height adjustable desk, Or why not have a socket put behind the desk. Either of those ways will then provide you with RCD protection which will in the event of a fault save anything from being damaged by a fire.

Personally as an apprentice electrician, I would not be following this way of getting power to the desk due to the potential issues that you can be creating.

[tramcrazy]

Super cool! The custom wiring you did as well makes so much sense!

[bluliz]

Hold on, you've powered the entire desk with just a figure of 8 you have 4x 13a sockets and zero earth any of the devices that are plugged in have 3 core cable?

[charlielewis]

if you are connecting a figure 8 power cable that means there is no earth connection to the sockets?

[HuskyRides]

Looking great!, myself i made some small blocks of wood with a slit in it and 2 holes. That way you can screw it onto the desk and then loop through a velcro cable tie (those are the best!)

[higherresolution]

Came looking for inspiration of what to do for cable mgmt. and I thought I had no clue… Wow thanks for showing me what not to do 😂

[karandayal]

Nice work bro.🎉 What's the outside temperature there since putting all the items under the table won't let any air fall on it.

[callumizzard]

fig 8 connectors don't carry an earth you should swap that out for an IEC, infact as the desk moves why don't you go with something like TRUECON or Powercon?? that way you could get an ethercon and Powercon port mounted to a box on the desk and have your data and power tails lock into the desk

[TheStealthwalker]

You could put a nice brush plate for the cables coming through the wall ❤

[UnfittedNoise]

Good effort but slightly over kill in some areas. The double sockets are just unnecessary when you can pick up a PDU extension lead which can be screwed to the desk directly.

Cable tidy trays work much better than screwing with washers your power adapters. Again easy to swap out or change as these just sit on the cable tidy trays.

[firefighterleetiktok]

Someone should tell him that the junction box is not “fire rated”!!! It’s a box designed for outdoor use. Saying that you’ve made holes in the grommets not being used so pointless as you should of used proper cable glands.

I hope this isn’t something you do for customers as well🤷‍♂️ I’m a full time firefighter and sparky so do know what I’m saying…… make sure you have a smoke alarm in that room.

[ChristosLouridas]

Hey man great one again. Question, which usb hub you recommend to put a webcam on, a mic and a stream deck. Cause they require both data and power I think? Any ideas you or anyone. I need a kinda lowish budget one if possible. Thanks.

[simonmoorcroft]

Jesus. This is some shocking and dangerous wiring.

[crslng]

What type of wood is your desk and is it available online?

[JulianM_]

sand the edge of the table, it's something simple but it totally changes the comfort by removing the square cut it has.

[andybaker]

Nice one Alex keep up the good work thanks

[cevevdad]

you should try and cut your cable ties flush, prevents them being a cut hazard

[Gizzer]

Loving the comments from horrified electricians / people with electrical knowledge..

Clean setup, but you should never run power through a hole in the wall or everything comin in via a figure 8. IEC would work much better,

[norman]

Hay Alex thanks for all the tips and stuff its awesome to get ideas