Customer Reviews

Belkin F8B024 8-Inch Velcro Cable Ties

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3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but these straps do not have velcro material down the full length of the back side. "Fuzzy" velcro material covers all of one side of each strap, however the back side of each strap is smooth except for a small swatch of the "hook" velcro material near the end with the black Belkin label. It's more than enough to grip, but they don't hold nearly as effectively as those found in Velcro #90438 1/2x8 Get A Grip Velcro or Velcro(R) Brand One-Wrap(R) Cableties 8in Blk 25pk.

But my intention was using these to tie and untie frequently used cables (power cords, headphones, etc), but these ties lack a tightening mechanism which you must try to do by yourself before applying the velcro part... These beats the purpose of having a quick method of wrapping and tying cables... Might work for those occasions where you simply want to leave a cable tied up for a long time...

Same functionality without the pretty colors: 100 ties for under $10.

Velcro Reusable Self-Gripping Cable Ties, 0.5 Inches x 8 Inches Long, Black, 100 Ties per Pack (91140)

I'll never understand why re-useable cable ties are so expensive, or so unavailable. These Belkins are really for permanent stereo or computer installation. And even for that purpose, I don't care for their design.

If you are a musician looking to tie up microphone, speaker or instrument cables, these are not suitable.

Go for the Velcro brand self looping ones and LEAVE THESE ALONE. The Belkin tag even fell off of two of mine. Moreso, the ties didn't hold very well. I'd never buy these again.

Not a very efficient solution if you need to wrap and unwrap your cords more frequently. It's just a long strip of Velcro, much longer than I actually need so most of the material is wasted and even gets in the way (as you have to wrap it around and around). This also makes it more time-consuming to wrap cables.

They do what they're supposed to. However, if your using them for audio cables (like myself) and you're going to be frequently wrapping and unwrapping them, I would suggest getting a brand that allows you to keep one end permanently attached to the cable. I've already lost 2 of them at gigs!

I have used a couple of types of Velcro cable ties in the past. The best ones have hooks all along one side and fuzz all along the other with a slot in the top, so you can loop it around the cable at one end so it stays attached even when the cable is unwrapped. These have hooks only on about an inch or two at one end of the tie. You have to wrap it carefully (and not particularly tightly) around the cable bunch until you get to then end with the hooks. If you unwrap the cable the tie falls off. These a just considerably more annoying to use than the type I first described. One other review mentioned these work best in more permanent installations where you aren't going to be undoing them regularly. True, but plastic zip ties and twist ties also work for this at a fraction of the cost.

These ties work, but they are not really 8" velcro cable ties. They are 7" of velcro cable tie plus a 1" non-velcro Belkin tab.

Dollartree has basically the same product in its hardware section, only with 7.5" of useable velcro and a much shorter tab (that still does a perfectly good job of facilitating removal), for $1.00. There are only five ties in the Dollartree package, but they are still a much better deal.

The facing velcro strip (the piece that adheres to the velcro strip) is a little shorter on the Dollartree ties, so the Belkin tie might hold better if you are wrapping cable that is a little large for the length of the cable tie. But since the Dollartree ties are longer, they would fit comfortably around the same cable, so I think that's a moot point.

As a musician, one lives his life in a sea of wire. On the stage, under your feet, wire everywhere. The use of these wire ties not only keeps things orderly, but identifiable. I use specific colors for specific areas of my rig. I also use them to keep wires off the floor by fastening them to my keyboard stand. A great find and I am very happy with them.