Quick MDPC Sleeving question

[Greboth]

Hi all

Thought I would take on some sleeving as you can't get some of the cables in the colours I want. Ordered some white sleeving and in the help email you received it says:

WHITE or YELLOW SLEEVING (VERY IMPORTANT!!! Use white insulation tape or white cables!):
You should use white (or yellow) insulation tape (electrical tape) lengthwise on the cable or directly use white cables to enhance the pure white-look, because (even with 100% density weave) the cable color influences the appearance of the white sleeve

Anyone that has used the white, how much effect does having coloured wires have? e.g. Such a small colour variation to the sleeving that you will never notice in a pc case or is it obvious? If it obvious then I guess I will have to go and get some pins, wire and crimping tools.

Thanks.

 

[Surveyor]

Not used it myself but I assume this is the effect that they're referring to:

 

[Greboth]

That is what I am thinking it will look like which is **** but then MDPC is known to be very dense weave so I am hoping not. Here is a nice big-ish pic of the white braid http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp77/PetrucciM3/Comptuer Build 09-10/ecomputer_208.jpg I don't know what colour wire is under them though but it looks denser than the pic you posted.

Edit: This seems to be white braid over black cable http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/677/img3866.jpg

If no one knows or has a picture, guess will have to find out when it gets here Was hoping to have everything ready for when the braid gets here.

 

[Surveyor]

Yours should hopefully look better then.

Try some on a bit of spare cable.

 

[joxang]

You don't need masking tape. MDPC is dense enough that as long as you pull it tight, there's no way you'll see through it from more than 10-20cm away. For close macro photography, yeh you might want to put masking tape on it.

Pics in sig link of white MDPC braid - look at the white cables in my old build.

 

[Greboth]

Ah thanks for the reply, settles my mind at least I think any braid fails to some degree under macro and flash photography, personally I just want to it look nice at the end of my desk.