Seeking advice on wiring and rewiring a busy box for my young son (switches, lights & 5mm stereo jack).
All the wiring and batteries go inside a box, along with a breadboard so just the switched and lights are exposed.
I've been using tape and bluetac to secure the wires in place which is ok, but they fall our fairly frequently.
Are there any suggestions for other ways I could hold the wires in place that still allows me to rearrange the box for him from time to time?
I use PL400 for everthing that needs this kind of strength with a dot and works much better than hotglue which is good for large surfaces but not small wires. Set time is 15 minutes but takes a day to cure and several days for full strength.
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There are various types of adhesive cable clips you can stick to the inside of your box. The most common ones you find in the hardware store are often open-sided intended to resist gravity or snap over a specific size of cable, but you can also find ones which make a complete loop and so would be usable for securing many small wires.
A variant is to use plain cable ties a.k.a zip-ties, together with adhesive cable tie mounts, which are a sort of square pyramid shape which you can slip a cable tie through in one of two directions. This allows you to firmly snug down the cable tie, then clip it off later and replace it without needing to replace the mount.
