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If your lighting gear includes sync cords, power cables and/or extension cords, this could happen to you. Don’t laugh, pictured is my actual Ancient Sync Cord Burial Ground from the past 20+ years.But over that time I have also gotten a lot better at dealing with cords, and picked up a few cool tips along the way. Keep reading for my favorite five.__________1. Cable Ties: A GodsendI can’t tell you how much I love these things. They are cheap ($7 for 100) and that’s a good thing because you’ll be glad you bought a hundred.The roll of 100 is seen at top, followed by a single tie and then a cable thusly contained. If it’s a cable in my house, it gets one of these. For sync cords and power cords, it turns a pile of spaghetti into an easily manageable collection of cords.Better power cables will come from the factory with the ties included (my Profoto power cords did). It took me about a week to realize I wanted all of my cables to behave like this.2. Also: Use Them For Strain ReliefWhen the wires are uncoiled, I use the cable ties to fasten the cords to my light …
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