Originally Posted by
stheller
I'm moving temporarily from the DFW area to the Pacific Northwest for a contract job, and want to take a bunch of electronic stuff in my carryon, e.g., disk drives, headphones, a USB microphone, chargers for various electronic devices. This means a lot of wires, obviously. Am I likely to have trouble with TSA at DFW? If so, what can I do to prevent this?
Best is to avoid "clutter" and pack giving a little thought to how your bag might look under x-ray. Wind the cables up tightly, perhaps with wire ties. Distribute "dense" stuff around the bag and perhaps put one or more of the densest things in a bin.