What are your thoughts on people wanting to be ultra neat when wiring inside boards?

[rewireIT]

I get wanting to do a good job but does being super neat inside a board really make it a better job?

I don't see any advantage to it aside from aesthetics and if it's something that's not seen then....what's the point in obsessing over how neat it all looks?

To me it's a bit like a kitchen fitter making sure all the feet on his cabinets point the same way even though plinth is going on and covering them all up.

What do you's reckon?

 

[nicebutdim]

I've covered the issue of fastidious neatness in post #2 and have repeated similar sentiments since. I'm not sure how much more clearly my position could be stated.

Is there anything in particular from my posts which you'd like me to clarify in greater detail?

Alright calm down

Sorry if this appeared brusque - it was intended to simply affirm your assertion.

 

[ipf]

In most cases, I've no time for cable ties in boards, especially CU's, a real pain for future or testing. Even if they're tied, how do you know they're correct?

 

[rewireIT]

In most cases, I've no time for cable ties in boards, especially CU's, a real pain for future or testing. Even if they're tied, how do you know they're correct?

Completely agree, to test you're likely gonna have to snip the ties anyway, complete waste of time

 

[davesparks]

I'm on about being ultra neat though - is there any real difference between 'generally pretty tidy' and 'every single wire is the exact same length and curvature into the termination,

That is unnecessary and I wouldn't judge an installation like that as being better than one that is just a normal level of neat and tidy.
And I think there is a danger of trying to be too neat and placing form over function, thinking too much about making it look pretty than how easy it will be to work on in the future.

i've cable tied all the earths and neutrals together (a hindrance imo)' ?

That is bad practice in my opinion, it gives no room at all for any heat dissipation from the conductors and will increase the effects of grouping.

Because i see people slagging work that is completely fine it just doesn't look as pretty.

There will always be those people in the world sadly, they make up for their own inadequacy by slating the wokr of others. With some people it's just a bad case of 'little man syndrome', everything in life is just a p*ssing contest for them.