Are nylon cable ties safe to use in PCs?

[Componentgirl90]

I am looking at nylon cable ties on amazon.

I googled nylon and electricity as well as static. Nylon by itself does not conduct electricity but it apparently can absorb moisture and this can allow it to conduct electricity. Also I was wondering about how nylon might create static which could damage the internal electronics.

 

[alexoiu]

Don't worry about it. Tie the wires and then cut the extra end.

 

[InvalidError]

You're overthinking this, a nylon tie will never generate enough static on its own to be a meaningful threat to any electronics and the nylon ties themselves aren't touching anything sensitive anyway as you're likely intending to use them for cable management, not tying ESD-sensitive loose ICs together. The nylon sleeving commonly found in newer PSUs has far more surface area and sees far more friction that could generate static than cable ties, the same sleeving is often 'terminated' with nylon ties to prevent fraying. I bet you've never seen anyone complain about ESD from those.

 

[USAFRet]

I am looking at nylon cable ties on amazon.

I googled nylon and electricity as well as static. Nylon by itself does not conduct electricity but it apparently can absorb moisture and this can allow it to conduct electricity. Also I was wondering about how nylon might create static which could damage the internal electronics.

Nylon cables ties are fine.
Motherboards or cases often include a few for cable management.

 

[alexoiu]

Joke: How many moderators does it take to solve the complicated issue of nylon ties?

 

[USAFRet]

Joke: How many moderators does it take to solve the complicated issue of nylon ties?

As many as it takes...:lol:

 

[alexoiu]

 

[Componentgirl90]

Thank you for the answers.

I will go ahead and buy some ties (nylon).

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you for the answers.

I will go ahead and buy some ties (nylon).

Just as another point of verification...the USAF uses them in wiring in fighter jets.
Bombs, missiles, lots of fuel. If there was an issue with static, we wouldn't.

 

[g-unit1111]

Don't some of the higher end case manufacturers like Phanteks include nylon cable ties with their cases? If so I think they would be pretty safe to use.

 

[BFG-9000]

Wouldn't our goobermint pay $500 each for their single-use polymer ratcheting cable management devices like they do for hammers? We know from Iran capturing one of our drones that while Lockheed-Martin was paid hundreds of millions of dollars to make and support those, they used commercial off-the-shelf Linksys routers for their brains. The ready availability of JTAG cables and public documentation for those probably made reverse-engineering their software quite simple.

John Glenn once mentioned how uncomfortable he felt when, sitting on top of a rocket ready to launch, he realized that it was made of millions of parts all built by lowest bidder on government contracts.

BTW they do make antistatic cable ties. It's just a simple mildly conductive additive added to the plastic, same as how they make antistatic plastic bags. However you are probably wearing large capacitors on your feet, and the human body has lower resistance than some high-voltage ignition cables do. So if OP is concerned about static, they should build the PC while grounded or at least in bare feet on concrete. After all it would take something (or someone!) to charge up the static onto that plain plastic.