Cable management

[stevo3d]

I'm having troubles keeping all the cables between AX-12s under control. They will sometimes get in the way of moving joints, and I'm afraid they might get damaged if pinched too many times. One that often gets in the way is in the knee of the humanoid. It seems the more tidy I try to make the cables the more they get pinched. Does anyone have any clever cable management techniques?

[VanHelsing]

You’re right, tidied up cables look a lot nicer, but tend to get pinched by the brackets. When I have a joint like that, I mostly use a slightly too long cable and let it hang loose in a loop (away from the bracket) in the problem zone. Not really a ‘brilliant’ solution of course, however, the cable then has still a bit of ‘free space’ to move. By the way, in my experience the rubber of the cables is actually a lot tougher then it looks.

[stevo3d]

in my experience the rubber of the cables is actually a lot tougher then it looks.

I agree Van, the cables that come with the Bioloid kit are very well made and quite tough. Unfortunately, with repeated pinching, that darn knee joint and the ankle joint have managed to poke holes in the insulation already so I can see bare wire.

I also found that even with longer cables, sometimes when a joint moves to full extension and then back, the rubbery cable sometimes "sticks" to the joint, riding back with it to a point where it can be pinched. Very annoying. I might have to break out the zip ties or something.

Thanks for your input.