Adding and Removing Cables

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 wasted tie-wraps in the garbage…since there are none. CAUTION: …

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Setting the 4CELNK-YR Holding Tension

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 …

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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 …

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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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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.

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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” …

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Using 4CELNK-YR Expanded-Capacity Clips

Sometimes, you need MORE. Not just a little more, but DOUBLE. That’s a whole lot of more! We’ve included a couple of our Expanded Capacity 1.25″ clips in the OR3V Base Kit so you can give them a try. With these, if you have a set of shaker, speaker or other cables that rarely change, and you want them out of the main wiring channel, then 4CELNK-YR “plusBack” clips are exactly what you need. If your rig has a lot of cables everywhere, you might want to consider the Large Capacity Expansion Kit, which you can use along with the …

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