How To Label Wires

Use them for grouping similar cords together and labeling that group. Image via the realistic organizer.

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This approach works perfectly for any cord with a larger boxed plug.

How to label wires. While a good solution short term the glue becomes hard and pulverises over the span of a few years causing the labels. Pre printed labels are a no brainer for anyone who is looking to easily label or number code cables. The glue is too liquidsoft causing the tape to slide on the wire and leave sticky residue.

These come with all numbers from 1 10 and they slide onto cables by avoiding connectors and plugs so that they are super easy to install. What say you oh sage lifehacker readers. Have you found the perfect cable labeling system.

Of course if youre just looking for cable management belkin has a pretty nifty solution. Put a printed label directly on the cord to identify what device it goes with. The following solutions i found unsatisfactory.

Depends on the size of the project there are standard industrial labels available that you clip on wires there is the dymo label printer which is quite useful but not a very cheap investment or as you noted you can use your own stickers but those might not stand very well to old age dust weather etc. This creates a snugly fit label around wires and cables that wont peel or slip off and can be used in a wide variety of environmental conditions. These labels are sleeves that fit around cables then shrink to conform to the size and shape of the cable via application of heat.

Additionally they have no adhesive so they wont leave behind a sticky mess. Ziploc bags are one of our favorite inexpensive organizing tools.

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