The ErgoDesk Lab

Quick Answer: If the clamp is the first thing touching the wall, move the arm to an existing grommet hole or clamp it on a side edge. Nothing then sits behind the desk. Not sure what touches the wall first: Find the first contact point and measure the gap. Start with Step 1 to find the blocker The desk has a cable hole near the back: Mount the arm through it instead of over the edge. Use Fix A to switch to a grommet base No hole, but a clear side edge near the back corner: Move the clamp off the back edge. Use Fix B to clamp on the side edge No hole and no usable side edge: Pick a support that leaves the back edge clear, or keep a set gap. Use Fix C for the remaining options

Quick Answer: Swing the arm's elbow out to the side instead of straight back, so the folded arm lies along the wall and the screen can move back. The elbow points back and touches the wall: Fold it sideways instead. Use Fix A to turn the elbow sideways Even sideways, the arm still touches the wall: Make a little room behind the desk. Use Fix B to set a measured wall gap The desk can't move away from the wall: Change where or how the arm mounts. Use Fix C to move the mount point Not sure which part touches the wall: Go to Step 1 to find the contact point

Quick Answer: If your lamp sits on your writing-hand side, move it to the opposite side, slightly in front of you, and aim it at the pen tip. A freestanding lamp sits on your writing-hand side: Move it across. Use Fix A to move the lamp to the other side A clamp-on or arm lamp is fixed on your writing-hand side: Check the new clamp spot first. Start with Step 1 to measure the new position The lamp is already on the other side but a shadow still falls on the page: Bring the head forward. Use Fix C to re-aim the lamp head Not sure what's casting the shadow: Check before moving anything. Start with Step 1 to trace the shadow

Quick Answer: Route the cables down the arm and across the underside of the desk to the PC, measuring that path at the arm's full reach before buying cables. The cables reach but hang across the back of the desk: Give them a supported path. Use Fix A to route them under the desktop A cable is too short or pulls tight when the arm moves: Measure before replacing it. Use Fix B to get the right cable lengths On a standing desk, the cables tug at the top or drag at the bottom: Put the travel slack in one place. Use Fix C to set a single slack loop Not sure which cable is the problem: Map every cable first. Start with Step 1 to measure the path

Quick Answer: Find the one cable that crosses from the floor to the moving desk, and give it a slack loop that reaches full height without pulling the brick. Not sure which cable is the problem: Trace them first. Start with Step 1 to find the crossing cable The brick hangs from its cable: Give it a home on the desk. Use Fix A to mount the brick The loop catches or gets pinched: Reroute it. Use Fix C to reroute the loop