What do you use to label/tag similar looking cables? (lemm.ee)

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Looking at you various USB cables with subtly different capabilities.

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[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The ones I use are out of production, but they are similar to these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DZ19FP

They work really well for identification, but they will snag on things, which can be very annoying.

For ones that are less likely to snag, I have also used these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YYJLKM

I find that style hard to read, though.

You could also use colored tape or paint pens and just rely on color.

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