Bit of a debate with a friend...

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited July 2013
    It's just not good practice. Why use extra long lengths and coil the unused part if it's not necessary?
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2013
    NEVER coil wires. Zig-zag: ok; coil: bad. The opposite wire will mostly cancel the inductor effect, but not 100%- you'd need perfect orientation and identical tolerances. Without that, you're going to be far more susceptible to all kinds of EMI, plus you're adding something extra to the signal path. In this case lazy is better- no neat coils, if you want it pretty, "S" them back and forth and tie that. Or just get cables the right length.
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