Re: Worst design decisions?

[Gerald <gcoon () inch com>]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 up () 3 am wrote:

> Actually, as awkward as those rubber hoods are, what I like about them is
> that when you're pulling a disconnected patch cable through a rat's nest
> of wires, they prevent the plastic tab from being bent backward.

Since you are the second person to point that out...

2 suggestions:

- 1. Cut the head off and re-crimp it if it has to go that far.
- 2. Use regular power tape, scotch tape, or duct tape to hold the tab
down until it has reached its destination. (You do keep duct tape around
right?) ;-)

Gerald

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