How to coil cables

bikezappa
bikezappa Posts: 2,463
edited May 2014 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Was taught this trick to coil cables and it works.

http://www.wimp.com/coilcables/
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  • polk500
    polk500 Posts: 1,171
    edited May 2014
    Yes it does, thanks for the tip.

    Cheers
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2014
    When I lived in SoCal and was racing silboats we would coil the line like that so it would run free when we needed it to. It works great and never tangles like when you try and keep twisting it to coil like a hose.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,300
    edited May 2014
    Thanks BZ..
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited May 2014
    Neat! Literally :-)
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited May 2014
    I wish I could remember this technic but an electrician was rolling up a really long extension cord and knotting it in such a way that when you pulled on the end it releases as it should and stayed pefectly straight. There must be a pro term for this method and I don't know it and I'm guilty of doing the wrap around the shoulder method for sure. It does not consolidate the cable all that much but it makes managable for the next use.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited May 2014
    If its for storage, no issues but never coil a cable in use. It will create an electrical field and will pick up" NOISE". Just saying.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2014
    Left winger, that method is jest a long series of slip knots the is fast and easy to store long extension cords, if that's the one you are talking about
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