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xoxoxoBruce 09-12-2018 05:36 PM

Rolling up Cables
 
Rolling up cables and extension cords so they don't tangle...


lumberjim 09-12-2018 06:44 PM

useful

BigV 09-12-2018 07:44 PM

Slick mnemonic, good technique.

captainhook455 09-12-2018 07:45 PM

That man is a fucking retard. Any idiot knows you don't wrap wire or rope over the shoulder.

xoxoxoBruce 09-12-2018 09:21 PM

What the fuck are you babbling about, he's no where near his shoulder.

limey 09-13-2018 04:20 AM

He makes it look so complicated. I don't need no stinkin' mnmnmnemnomnic to wrap the EHU cable for my Fanny up right!

Happy Monkey 09-13-2018 10:34 AM

Complicated? It's over-under-over-under. He just does it slowly, so you can see. Plus the part at the beginning where he makes the pile, presumably to check for any existing snarls or knots and release any existing twisting.

Undertoad 09-13-2018 10:52 AM

If it's a power cable, not so critical. Audio cables like a little gentler handling, and it makes sense to care for them cos they are a little more expensive.

Glinda 09-13-2018 10:54 AM

I learned that technique in junior college, when I took a sound recording course. Once you have it down, you'll never wrap a cord any other way.

:thumb:

Happy Monkey 09-13-2018 11:01 AM

As I understand it, it's not just to protect the cables, but also to prevent the coil from having the same direction of twist the whole way. That way, you can throw it across the stage, and it will lay flat, rather than looking like a stretched slinky.

fargon 09-13-2018 11:04 AM

Just like coiling a heaving line.

Glinda 09-13-2018 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey (Post 1015033)
As I understand it, it's not just to protect the cables, but also to prevent the coil from having the same direction of twist the whole way. That way, you can throw it across the stage, and it will lay flat, rather than looking like a stretched slinky.

Exactly. Tossing it out again was the test. If it stretched out in a straight line, that's proof you did it right. I've taught this trick to plenty of people over the years.

I didn't be come a sound engineer, but by golly, I know how to wrap a cord!

Griff 09-14-2018 06:58 AM

I remember that dude.

captainhook455 09-14-2018 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey (Post 1015013)
He makes it look so complicated. I don't need no stinkin' mnmnmnemnomnic to wrap the EHU cable for my Fanny up right!

There ya go.

glatt 09-14-2018 09:09 AM

I have to admit that I have a power cable that is all fucked up because of years of me rolling it up wrong. I've known the correct method of doing it for a few years now, but the damage was already done. It's this power cable rated for cold temperatures by having a thin insulation, and you can feel the individual conductors on the inside all twisted up the wrong way. I can't really bear to throw it away, because it still works, but it's all twisted and nasty looking and can't be wound up properly anymore using any technique.


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