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ATA100 Cable Rounding - How To

Author: Dennis Garcia

Published: Thursday, July 12, 2001

Rounding Part 2

The next part is kind of tricky. Starting at the end of the cable carefully twist four of the ribbons 90 degrees clockwise and the other 4 ribbons 90 degrees counter clockwise. Repeat these twists on the other end of the cable but be careful to twist them the same direction otherwise the cable won't lay down correctly.

What you will end up with is a 10x8 wire block that will act as your rounded cable.

The next step is to zip tie the cable together. I found it best to start a zip tie on each end. This will hold the twists in place but don't tighten them down just quite yet. Once those ties are in place stack and align the ribbons together in the middle of the cable then zip them down. Then smooth the ribbons down towards the ends of the cable pushing the slack though the loosened zip tie. When happy with the result tighten the zip ties into place.

The last step would be to trim the extra plastic from the ties and dress the cable as you see fit.

The last few photos show a finished ATA100 cable and how it looks after being installed.