michaelconnor
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Fishing around behind my desk today for a cable, I got to thinking; this tangled rat's-nest of power cables is a very obtuse means of power distribution.
Sure it's all modular and isolates the noisy devices to some degree, but there's got to be a better way, right? I have over a dozen connected supplies for 5-12v low-power devices, and they each hardly warrant a dedicated supply, but I guess most people just use "whatever came in the box" without a second thought. Are there any other options here? Tesla had the right idea with AC for long-range power distribution, but within your house, why not have a few big DC sources?
I'm not intending to be whiny or cynical, or to make a profound point here. I'm just interested in seeing what may be out there, or what you guys think about home power-management. It just seems that power/cabling usually takes a back-seat to the aesthetics/performance of the stuff sitting on the desk.
Sure it's all modular and isolates the noisy devices to some degree, but there's got to be a better way, right? I have over a dozen connected supplies for 5-12v low-power devices, and they each hardly warrant a dedicated supply, but I guess most people just use "whatever came in the box" without a second thought. Are there any other options here? Tesla had the right idea with AC for long-range power distribution, but within your house, why not have a few big DC sources?
I'm not intending to be whiny or cynical, or to make a profound point here. I'm just interested in seeing what may be out there, or what you guys think about home power-management. It just seems that power/cabling usually takes a back-seat to the aesthetics/performance of the stuff sitting on the desk.