Cellphone Charger Wire Wrangler & Dock (RAZR)

Bob Loblaw doesn't like loose wires. Bob Loblaw dislikes loose wires so much that he will spend three hours fabricating a ridiculous looking contraption to keep them in check. Bob has a Motorola RAZR phone, just like half of the people in the country. And he's had it with the cord taking up valuable space and cluttering his work area. For this project Bob used stuff from his garage, and there are certainly better and easier ways to reduce the exposed wires, but this is Bob's story. Here's a quick rundown on how to follow Bob Loblaw's example.

Step 1 Get some ingredients...

While containing a cord can be as simple as using a zip tie, Bob's a bit too anal retentive for that, and plus it would be nice to have some semblance of a dock for his phone, although the side charging method of the RAZR makes this a bit difficult. Anyway, all of Bob Loblaw's projects involve JB Weld, and this is no exception. Bob especially likes the JB Quick type of JB Weld, since it dries much faster and Bob needs all the time he can get to work on his law blogs. First, Bob elected to JB Weld the mini usb charger plug to a 90 degree metal bracket. These are readily available at any hardware store for about a quarter. In hindsight, it would probably be better to do this near the end to make winding the cord easier.

Comments

[quesoman]

why third-person? great ible btw

[dfc849]

i love it. v3c?

[microdot71]

I believe that it was Bob Dole that always referred to himself in the third-person. Anyway, Bob Loblaw has a great Instructable! I'm looking forward to using something like this myself, soon.

[RATM]

Yes! Arrested Development, I love that show. : )

[PikesPeak]

Need battery(s) for that phone, or a KRZR? Do a search for BC50's, NOT Motorola OEM's. You may be surprised to find them on Ebay, and etc., for $5.00 or less. I know I was.

[LasVegas]

So does Bob Loblaw always refer to himself in the third person? It almost sounds like Al Gore again! :)

[Punkguyta]

Maybe it is Al Gore in disguise.

[bob_loblaw]

Bob Loblaw does always talk in the third person in order to clarify the attorney/client relationship, and to make everthing Bob does billable. Check out Version 2.0 that Bob has added to this post, as well as Bob's other inspired creations.

[Punkguyta]

wha?

[elicenter]

Hard to hate on a guy who uses words such as 'besmirchery'.

[mikesty]

That's pretty neat, Bob. Man, if you really hate loose wires that much, if you looked at my room your head would probably blow up. I really dislike it myself, but the piles of paper and folded clothing and popular mechanics magazines really need to be taken care of first.

[FrenchCrawler]

LOL, I just cleaned my room finally Saturday/Sunday (at least most of it... just have my computer nook area left :P ). I really need to see if I can move my "junk" into the old trailer (of course I'm gonna have to clean it out and organize it first) and use it as a work space seeing as how it is just taking up space...

[Myself]

I just hope the piles aren't on top of the wires, as that'd be quite a fire hazard. Wires get their amperage ratings assuming certain heat dissipation, and anything that traps heat reduces the rating. I went sort of nuts with the wire-organizing a few months back. Velcro wrap on everything, ty-raps for the semipermanent stuff, etc. Within a week, I discovered that my concept of semipermanent is a bit fuzzy, and replaced it all with Velcro. Cool instructable, very simple. The mechanism by which the USB plug is supported could be shown a little better (say, a front shot with the phone removed) but I think I understand it.

[mikesty]

"I just hope the piles aren't on top of the wires, as that'd be quite a fire hazard. Wires get their amperage ratings assuming certain heat dissipation, and anything that traps heat reduces the rating." Yeah, I would NEVER do that. My entire step-family consists of firemen and eagle scouts, so if I accidentally did this I would surely know about it. The wires are all in the open. There's a lot of them, probably a few too many near one another and it really all needs to be tidied up, but in terms of fire safety, I'm fine. Velcro is good. I have some, I should use it!

[bigboehmboy]

Good job, Bob Loblaw! Now that you're done with this, you have time to update Bob Loblaw's Law Blog =P.

[bhunter736]

I like it Bob Loblaw. : )

[SurferGeek]

Very economical and elegant solution... What holds the phone to the charger? Gravity, is it just resting on the "L" bracket? Or did you use a hard case/belt holder?