BETTER CONTROLLER STORAGE
(Posted 2009-11-18 12:00:00 by basscomm)

If you're like me, and I have a suspicion that most of you are _not_,
you'll end up with a collection of video game consoles, and since wireless
is pretty recent innovation, lots of those consoles will have controllers
that have long wires.

So what happens when you finally need to put some of them into long-term
storage?

We'll take a look at the humble GameCube controller for starters.

[ see image at
http://crummysocks.com/images/controller_storage/controller_storage1.jpg ]

You might be tempted to just wrap the cord around the controller and be
done with it, like in this kinda blurry picture

[ see image at
http://crummysocks.com/images/controller_storage/controller_storage2.jpg ]

But, that puts quite a bit of stress on the cable, right where it goes into
the controller, which is kind of like hanging a small weight on the end of
your controller's cable, and letting it dangle. 

Which isn't recommended.

Better is to roll up the cable in a loose coil and secure it that way. 

[ see image at
http://crummysocks.com/images/controller_storage/controller_storage3.jpg ]

Depending on how long you want to store it will dictate what you might use.
A strip of Velcro for short-term storage, and possibly zip-ties for
longer-term. I'd stay away from tape or anything with adhesive, since it
turns gummy and gross after a while.

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