Zip ties.......

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Since we’re talking about all things obscure here, I was looking at the zip ties on the ribbon cables and then turned into looking at the different twists as I try to figure out which I’ll try to replicate on my build. I’m sure I’m not the first to notice this but I thought it would be fun to throw in here for anyone who hasn’t seen it. I was looking at these two and noticed the solid colors start on the left and then transition to the white/multi-colored on the right.

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And then when I was looking at the Omni I noticed it was reversed with the white/multi-color starting on the left and solid colors on the right

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Then I went searching for a picture of all 4 together to see if the Omni was the only one like that but it appears that two are solid to white (Spengler/Stantz) and two are white to solid (Venkman/Zeddemore).

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Just a fun thing I’d never noticed before and thought I’d share

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The Super Hero pack also has a twist similar to the Omni but it’s pretty strange compared to the others due in part to the pclip being upside down.

I don’t have the pic right now but DanAka has replicated it on his build.

My favourite has always been the Ramis Hero packs twist.

I prefer that the colour goes left to right and that there’s just more of it.

It’s a good shape, too :slight_smile:

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I think the correct brand of zip tie is actually Ty-Rap, rather than Panduit. Ty-Raps have the two ridges in the center running the length of the tie, as pictured on the prop. I don’t think the Panduit has that.

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They do have them.

Two central ridges and a row of stipples in the centre and on each edge.

I thought it was ty-rap initially when we were brainstorming on the Facebook Post but after receiving some the head of those ties is very square for lack of a better term and no where near what we’re seeing in the reference.

I’m 100% certain the Panduit ties are the ones as they share every feature shown.

I’ll try to take a pic, or find one which shows those ridges.

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Here’s a rendering from the Panduit site for now. image

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The Ty-Rap head for comparison.

Close in shape but very flat at the front with sharply angled edges and completely lacks the dome shape. image

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Just bought some Panduits to check them out. I always thought the zip ties on my ribbon cable somehow looked a little off anyhow.

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This is exactly the kind of post I love! Thanks for sharing, RS.

I imagine the rainbow ribbon cable has the same standard zip ties as the GB1 pedal - a standard zip tie with a fairly square head:

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No problem :slight_smile:

Quite possibly, I just couldn’t find clear enough reference to definitively confirm it either way so I decided to use these since they’re the new shiny thing right now [emoji28]

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Oh - also worth mentioning, the braided wire definitely isn’t just from display! It runs through the split loom and is anchored at a similar hole on the motherboard. Definitely to avoid pulling on the electrical wires, as you said.

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We were discussing that on Facebook last night.

I think there may be evidence of it visible on the Murray Hero pack at the end of gb2 when Venkman hands Oscar back to Dana.

https://postimg.cc/Hcqp3r5Y

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Here’s the motherboard end of the anchor wire:

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Fantastic!

Thanks very much for that :slight_smile:

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Just found a supplier here in Aus… Turns out ill be waiting a while.. the current status has these back ordered expected Sept 08 :cool:

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Wow, zip ties are definitely one area I have overlooked. Thank you for sharing some great info!

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No ploblem.

Glad it’s been of use.

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For any casual readers wondering: you can get a box of 100 of these for ~$20 + shipping (sometimes more, sometimes less) at lots of places (inc eBay).

This is wonderful detective work btw.

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Yeah, I got a bag of these for about $10 on EBay. I still can’t believe I ended up buying a bag of these to replace the zip ties on my GB1 pack. What has this hobby come to!?

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The ridiculousness of taking the time to identify these bloody things isn’t lost on me.

Although I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get a kick out of finding them.

I think our obsessive asses are going to need an intervention at some point.

Deep dives seem to be this communities addiction.

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Thanks for tracking these down!! I’ve never been so excited to add something no one will notice to my pack. :slight_smile:

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