likenewpcs Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Wondering what everyone is using to keep the cables off the ground? Or does everyone just keep untangling them after game play? I purchased 3/8" Cable Flexible Tubing to cover the cable, and that seems to work pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockjaw Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Welcome, . There doesn't seem to be a 'definitive' solution right now. A lot of people figure out some sort of hook to hold the cable up, but you need to make sure there's plenty of slack otherwise the cable can still hold you back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguile_uk Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 There are a couple of solutions on amazon.. Search VR cable management. The one with the retractable cables seems to work ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjokkel Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I created my own from parts i had laying around. Clipping the cable to your waist area lessens the load on the HMD a lot. I used part of a pulley system that is used to lift bicycles together with the belt clip. You can adjust the lenght of the cable to adjust the height the cable gets pulled of the ground. You don't want a cable in your play area. Adjusting the weight on the pulley increases the tension on the cable. I have the cable adjusted to float just beneath waist level. If i crouch the cable is pulled down also by my belt clip. Turning in to the cable just rolls it around your waist. Turning back unrolls it. I have a play area of 3x2.5 meters currently and i works great. I have applied my leet paint skills to try and draw what i made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likenewpcs Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Thats awesome thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockjaw Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 While your paint skills are indeed 'l33t', , we need pics! Ingenious solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjokkel Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Finally had some time to make pictures. The babysit was trying out the Vive. The setup is made up out off a pulley system i had laying around. I 3d printed the 3 yellow parts but these can be easily replaced by something else. The belt clip was designed by RichWP and downloaded from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1574006. My current room is disaster to play in but the pulley makes it alot more usefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroc2680vr Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I haven't purchased the Vive yet. However, in my research of it, I came accross this which seeemed like it would work. On my list of things to get once I purchase. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M6EB8DM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A25ZAA3BEH2FFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittulls Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Personally, I found that once I upgraded to the newer 3 in 1, cable management wasn't much of an issue. This may just be because I was used to the original flat cable that was quite a bit heavier and more awkward. If anything, I would look into a belt clip like: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1574006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulloko Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I read a few accounts of people doing 'suspended' wires and having issues hitting them as they spin around, etc.... This belt option has me intrigued though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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