The clips should stay in place and adequately hold the cables that you plan to use. 3 is typical, going to 5 or more when the clip is full. If you need to later change the number of bands, just pull any captured cables out, add the other bands, then put them all back in again. Easy, with Zero Waste! Some users report not needing to use any bands at all; that will work well for few shaker cables, or just a couple USB cables. Add more bands for larger bunches, or where you want the bundles to stay in …
Category: 4CELNK-YR Rack Series
4CELNK-YR Rack Series helps organize cables, fluid, air and gas tubes on your wire rack shelving systems.
How much can 4CELNK-YR Rack Clips Hold?
The cable areas in the clips for 1.0 inch diameter tubing are designed to hold 8 typical “SVT” power cords (UL-Type SVT, 3C/18AWG 300V, ~6mm in diameter), as shown here. The area available on the 0.25 clips, that fit over the shelf racks, is about 6-7 SVT cords, while the 0.25 Large Capacity clips can easily hold 10-12 SVT cords. The Large Capacity clips are more intended for tubes you might find in a hydroponic or laboratory setup. “Well yeah, but my cables are HEAVY!” The thing to remember is that no component is ever infinitely strong, nor will anything …
Adding and Removing Cables from 4CELNK-YR Rack Clips
Adding and Removing Cables from the 1.0″ post clips Adding Cables Now comes the easy part! Grasp the inside arm with one hand. Push the cable against the outside arm until you can press the cable into the capture area. Optional: Stand back and ask “whoa…where’s the cut tie-wrap?” Removing Cables Here’s where it gets impossible for tie-wraps… Separate the cable you want to remove from the others in the bundle. Grasp the outside arm with one hand. Push the cable against the inside arm until there’s enough room between the arms to pull it out. Do NOT throw …
Installing 4CELNK-YR Rack Cable Clips
Adding clips to the 1″ posts Yes, it’s true. It’s really simple. Warming them slightly (to ~130F / 54C ) can help ease them over. NOTE: When doing this, the clips may make “crackling” noises, and there might be discoloration of the plastic on the inside edge. This is actually normal for this kind of 3D-printed part; see our longer explanation farther down on this page. IMPORTANT: Don’t spread the arms out too far! The wider and farther you bend them, and the more often you do that, the more they will lose their “spring” over time. Yes, they can …
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Made to fit standard kitchen post-and-wire shelving racks
These racks, commonly known as stainless-rack shelving, wire-racks, or through their commercial-kitchen association, NSF-racks, consist of 1.0″ diameter stainless or chromed-steel vertical posts, with grooves spaced 1-inch apart. Wire shelves and other accessories at held in place via thin plastic wedges that fit around the posts. 4CELNK-YR Rack series is designed to let you have organized cables, tubes and other things for the things you run on the racks, with No Tools, and No Waste. 4CELNK-YR Rack series comes in a One-Tier / Planning Kit, with enough parts for about one tier of a typical 2×4 foot shelving system. Since …
Installing 4CELNK-YR Rack 0.25 Cable Clips
Adjust for the 0.25 clips: new picture, new instructions. NOTE: When doing this, the clips may make “crackling” noises, and there might be discoloration of the plastic on the inside edge. This is actually normal for this kind of 3D-printed part; see our longer explanation farther down on this page. IMPORTANT: Don’t spread the arms out too far! The more you bend them, and the more often you bend them, the more they will lose their “spring” over time. Yes, they can actually be spread quite large and they will “work” afterwards. But, never as well as before being over-stressed.
Installing 4CELNK-YR Cable Clips
Yes, that’s all there is. Snap them on, add bands if you think they’ll be needed, then and start adding cables. See the section farther down on how to set the tension using the bands, but often they’re not needed. NOTE: When you do this, the clips may make “crackling” noises, and there might be discoloration of the plastic on the inside edge. This is actually normal for this kind of 3D-printed part. IMPORTANT: Don’t spread the arms out too far! The more you bend them, and the more often you bend them, the more they will lose their “spring” …