On a DC layout, will plastic-covered, wire-core twist ties (the typical grocery store kind) wrapped loosely around two wires (20 AWG, Tortoise-to-toggle switch) at all interfere with electrical conductivity? Even in the slightest?
Thanks!
No. There are times I used short pieces of plastic covered #22 to do the same thing with a DC buss for PFM powered turnouts a few times years ago.
Rich
The only way those twist ties could possibly cause any interferance would be if they actually had electrical current flowing through them … which they obviously don’t.
Mark.
If they did, none of my computers would work. I keep the cables neat by using the twist ties that usually come with the deivces to package the power cords, I always save them. Better than cable ties because I can undo these and rearrange things without having to cut off the cable ties - though more recent purchases have included some reusable type cable ties. I use these things to keep the wiring neat inside the computer, too. They’re not exactly bread ties, they are much longer, but they are made the same, a wire with a plastic coating. Save away - a good cheap way to keep your wiring organized. Everyone eats bread or rolls, or something that comes packaged in a bag with twist ties (if the wires are small enough, you can even use those other type, the plastic tags with the slot and hole that you put around the bag - they even take paint so you can color code the wire bundles).
–Randy
Thanks, gentlemen. Twist ties it is!