Wire Management

[Huber1918]

I was wondering what everyone does for managing wires and keeping them neat? I am working on my Tamiya Semi and I need a way to bundle the wires nicely, however be able to undo them if needed.

I heard their is a kind of tape that only sticks to itself. I am not able to find it.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

[patman_and_robin]

You could use split loom. I tend to just heat shrink all my wires or cover them in braided wire loom and heatshrink the ends but that method won't make it easy to undo.

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[gottorque]

split loom, plastic "P" clips, adhesive zip tie retainers, small zip ties...

You could even go as far as cutting down all your receiver leads to size and then putting new ends on them, which looks really nice as it eliminates excess wire completely. An old racer trick is to coil your servo wire(for example) around a piece of small tube and use a lighter to give it some heat. Leaves you with wires that are coiled up neatly.

[LSXGMC]

Braided loom

[Szczerba]

Another thing for wire management is to reduce the amount of wires.

Been doing this for years.
Best $21 ever spent. Servo Connector Crimping Pilers

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[salompas]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Another thing for wire management is to reduce the amount of wires.

Been doing this for years.
Best $21 ever spent. Servo Connector Crimping Pilers

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Thanks for link suggest

[JatoTheRipper]

I've tried the plastic wire nets. I can't ever find a good size that will go over plugs yet still keep the wires tight.

[Jeepy84]

More money I don't have for tools and supplies I don't absolutely need, lmao.

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[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by Huber1918

I heard their is a kind of tape that only sticks to itself. I am not able to find it.

We used that all the time in the Marines. Awesome stuff:

Silicone Self-Sealing Tape,No HTP-1010, Gardner Bender Inc | eBay

[Greatscott]

Reviving this guy...


What size of mesh wire loom would be good for brushless motor wires (Castle 1400 series)? The two sizes that seem right are 3/8" and 1/2".

[JatoTheRipper]

I'd like to know how people get the wires in the mesh without tearing the mesh apart...

[robert@castle]

Most of mine is done with shortening the wires and careful routing. For my axle mounted servo I ran the servo cable up one of the upper suspension links with a piece of black heat shrink tubing.

I also like to use heat shrink to bundle wires up or to shorten wires. Take a long servo cable and fold it back on itself twice and then put heat shrink over it and it tighten around the wires and hold them in place.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by robert@castle

Most of mine is done with shortening the wires and careful routing. For my axle mounted servo I ran the servo cable up one of the upper suspension links with a piece of black heat shrink tubing.

I also like to use heat shrink to bundle wires up or to shorten wires. Take a long servo cable and fold it back on itself twice and then put heat shrink over it and it tighten around the wires and hold them in place.

Good idea!

I'd be afraid of scorching my servo wires when heating the shrink tube.

[Alexander_0_1]

I use the outer carcase of parachute cord to dress up the wires, if I need to sleeve it over a connector, then I just remove the connector then re-solder the connector back onto the wire.

Don’t be afraid of the heat while using shrink tubing, it’s not like you need loads of heat. I’ve been using a hairdryer set on the low setting.

[Hydrocarbon92]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned velcro straps (pic link). You can get rolls with male/female on each side, then cut a small piece and roll it around the wire onto itself. I use this for all types of cable management besides real cars. You can also use elec. tape, as that's what's used to pre-bundle car wiring before putting it into split loom.


One thing to note, power wires that are run parallel with signal wires can cause problems. So can power wires that are coiled up.

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

I'd like to know how people get the wires in the mesh without tearing the mesh apart...

Usually it's just zip ties and/or shrink tube. As for scortching the wires, just don't use a flame nor soldering iron. A $10-25 heat gun with 2 settings is ideal and has many other uses.

[gonper]

A RC car wire management is a piece of cake but good for learnings. Try a 16 channel jet plane, that is serious issue...

The key to a safe and nice wire management is time.
Spend time calculating it, routing it and exploring different options.
Then just use all materials needed: zip velcro ties, neoprene, shrink tube, etc.

But spend time thinking and testing how to do it.