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Written by [t0rc]
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If you need some cable protected, heres a solution! Loom has been a
long time cable protection solution and here is the proof that it still
works.
The loom comes in a padded manilla envelope, which is more than enough
to protect the sleeving. Loom by nature, has a cut down one side of the
whole "pipe" and it's very easy to use. Using loom to sleeve cables and
wires is actually a very sturdy and secure way to keep your cables from
becoming a mess and inside a case, an airflow issue. Also, due to the
slit down the side, loom offers easy access to all that is inside and
gives that kind of "overkill" look. If you cover a power cable with
loom, it gives the appearance to make it seem as though you are sucking
some major watts/volts out of the wall and threatening to drain the
wall of it's power :P.
Visually, the black looks the best from what I've seen, but they do
offer loom in about every color you could be interested in. I found out
that the beige loom in this instance turns purple when exposed to UV
cold cathodes, other than that, loom will mildly reflect any other
color lighting that you expose it to. With some brands of loom, on
occasion you will find that the color will actually rub off onto your
hands, case, shirt, etc. I'm glad to say that it doesn't seem to be a
problem with the loom from CableOrganizer.com.
I put the loom, and other cable sleeving under a multitude of tests and here are the results:
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Elasticity Test: |
It doesn't stretch. |
| Visual Appeal: |
The black looks the
best from what I've seen but you can get loom in about any color
imaginable. *note* the Beige in this test, under UV light, it turned
purple! */note* Otherwise, loom moderately reflects the color of the
lighting it is in, but not enough to overpower the loom's true hue. |
| Flame Test: |
In this test I took
a match and put it in various places on the sleeving being tested. Loom
was actually fairly fire resistant. It took about a minute for me to
get the loom to scorch and start to melt and deform. Once the loom
caught on fire, it melted and bubbled a little bit. The loom actually
retained heat for a while, about 1.5 - 2 minutes. Bottom Line: Loom
won't catch on fire in your computer unless you have some major heat on
it, but by the time you got to that temperature, your computer probably
would've already stopped functioning. This loom is not flame retardant,
but they do offer some flame retardant sleeving on their site. |
| Friction Test: |
For this test I
scraped and rubbed the subject on concrete; an excessive, abusive test,
but if it can withstand this, it might withstand your case. Loom took
the beating rather well, it just barely scraped and flattened out a
tiny bit. Being sturdy and accessible are looms strongest points. |
| Cutting Test: |
This is just where I test common
tools to see which one cuts the material the best. I found that a pen
knife or sharp pocket knife works the best with loom. It's pretty
smooth cutting and goes pretty quick. Just make sure you use a sharp
blade or else you will end up with a jagged piece of loom. |
| Ease of Use: |
I found loom to be
extremely easy to use. The hardest part is getting extremely long
cables threaded into the loom, but the tool that CableOrganizer offers
takes care of that right away, making it a breeze to put cabling inside
of loom. |
| Abuse Test: |
This is where I
took a hammer and smashed the sleeving. The loom took it pretty well.
It just dented a little but those popped right out with a push of the
finger. It had no noticeable marks on it whatsoever. |
Flame Test Pictures
Friction Test Pictures
Loom Tool/ Ease of Use
Bottom Line: The loom will cover and protect your wires. If you
need sleeving, at a cheap price, and like the look of loom, go for it.
The loom gets a 98% for a rating. As it does hold heat rather well, but
they do offer Flame Retardant sleeving at the site. :)
A big thank you goes to Mr. Proto and CableOrganizer.com for making this review possible by submitting cable sleeving products.
Visit CableOrganizer.com today and satisfy all your sleeving needs!
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