Rolling up Cables

xoxoxoBruce · 09-12-2018, 05:36 PM

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.

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

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

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.

09-12-2018, 05:36 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Rolling up Cables Rolling up cables and extension cords so they don't tangle... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-12-2018, 06:44 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	useful __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-12-2018, 07:44 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Slick mnemonic, good technique. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-12-2018, 09:21 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What the fuck are you babbling about, he's no where near his shoulder. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-13-2018, 04:20 AM	#6
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	He makes it look so complicated. I don't need no stinkin' mnmnmnemnomnic to wrap the EHU cable for my Fanny up right! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

09-12-2018, 07:45 PM	#4
captainhook455 Rapscallion Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,357	That man is a fucking retard. Any idiot knows you don't wrap wire or rope over the shoulder.

09-13-2018, 10:34 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	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. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-13-2018, 10:52 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	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.

09-13-2018, 10:54 AM	#9
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	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.

09-13-2018, 11:01 AM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	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. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-13-2018, 11:04 AM	#11
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Just like coiling a heaving line. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

09-14-2018, 06:58 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I remember that dude. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-14-2018, 09:09 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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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