Cabling question

[johnandjulie13]

Hello All:

I have finished wiring all of my turnouts (yeah! ).  I am running DCS, so I wired the Atlas turnouts into an AIU and also into Atlas' standard switches.  This has resulted in a mess of wires.  My question for the class is this:  how do you guys organize all of your cabling?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Regards,

John O

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Zip wire ties work great.  I also use the automotive wire loom wrap.  It looks like a miniture corrugated pipe with a slit on one side.  It also comes in a spiral wrap which will accomodate a lot of wire into a neat bundle.

Jim 

[BDT in Minnesota]

John,, Color coded wire looms , as used in automotive  projects is one way to improve appearances....I like to see wires tagged with numbers on both ends...Then the biggie for me: make a chart of the numbers and a diagram of the project....It works great in the auto industry, and ditto for any wiring project, including house wiring...BDT

[lionelsoni]

I use 10-conductor color-coded thermostat cable.

[johnandjulie13]

Thanks for the replies.  I have been using 5 conductor thermostat cable, but I have been stripping off the outer insulation to use the individual wires.

I found cable sleeves (used for p.c. cabling) at a local electronics store.  I will post a report after I have given the sleeves a try out.

Regards,

John O