Initially I
fastened all the wires, controls and power cubes to the pier
with cable ties. It did not work well and looked horrible.
For my next
idea, I took an unused CD rack, cut the shelves, the top, and
the bottom to fit around the pier and used 2" wide Velcro®
straps to fasten the rack to the pier. I fastened all of the
bulky components to the shelves using Velcro® or cable ties.
I ran the wires through ribbed tubing and ran the tubing through
holes in the shelves to the various equipment. The south side of the pier is shown
at right.
A word about the
flooring... It is a conductive mat system. During
the summer I noted a static charge could build between the
synthetic decking and the pier. At times the discharge
between me and the equipment would halt an imaging session.
Since the mat has been installed, I have not experienced any
static shocks. I am hopeful the static problem is
resolved.
