likenewpcs Posted December 28, 2016 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.
Rockjaw Posted December 28, 2016 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!
Aguile_uk Posted December 29, 2016 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.
Sjokkel Posted December 29, 2016 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.
likenewpcs Posted December 29, 2016 Author Posted December 29, 2016 Thats awesome thanks for sharing!
Rockjaw Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 While your paint skills are indeed 'l33t', , we need pics! Ingenious solution.
Sjokkel Posted January 20, 2017 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.
jroc2680vr Posted March 18, 2017 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
skittulls Posted April 11, 2017 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
bulloko Posted April 11, 2017 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.
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