so, i thought i'd ask how all of roll AND unroll an extension cord? i swear nothing know how to tangle in my head like an extension cord!
IDK. What do you do with your cord? Most thermal plastic cords are junk.
arm thing,
I’m a musician and music teacher. Over and under for me as well.I'm a stagehand, I coil cable for a living. Over under, my friend. Over, under.
Do not, DO NOT coil a cable over your arm. That's the #1 cause of twisted cables.
Do not, DO NOT coil a cable over your arm. That's the #1 cause of twisted cables.
but if i do it with the reverse hand palm every other turn, wouldn't it be the same thing?
No. The reversing of the coil every wind cancels out the twist when you unroll it, resulting in no net twistbut if i do it with the reverse hand palm every other turn, wouldn't it be the same thing? but i did get to thinking, just in the hand if doesn't start binding up probably wouldn't need the arm anyway, and it'd be just as fast?
No. The reversing of the coil every wind cancels out the twist when you unroll it, resulting in no net twist
This works for garden hoses and air compressor hoses fantasticallyIt'll be a bit slow as you learn, but you can get pretty quick. If the cable gets too heavy in your hand, you can put it on the floor and continue building on top.
It doesn’t have to be on your arm. In your hands or on the floor is more likely. The idea is that you can pull an end of the cord away from the coil and the result is no twist. You can leave the coil in a pile on the floor and just run the end to wherever you need itso i'd have to twist then put on my arm, and pull taught?
No-no-no!!!This is an option, a $9 100' reel that allows you to pull off just enough and plug in.
Damn it Jim! This joker must have been built on a Wednesday then. I have used it daily for years with a Taski 175 floor machine at various lengths and it's never melted. SHHH! Don't tell the lady from OSHA.No-no-no!!!
Never operate an extension cord coiled up on a spool, it will generate heat and may even melt. Unless you only use it at a small fraction of its rated capacity.
HBT. The only forum where I have seen an entire thread dedicated to how to properly wind extension cords. And learned that I've been doing it wrong all these years. Thanks HBT!!
Every 3 or 4 turns I cross over and wrap the other direction. It's kinda like wrapping in a figure 8 pattern except I don't cross on every wrap. The twists cancel out when you open it up; you can almost just hold one end and throw the coil and it will unwrap, almost.
Twist the wire opposite directions each coil.. Always. I guess excepting the 3-9ft cords. The coils edit:winders are OK if you pull them all the way out every time.
I suppose I have never tried the chain sinnet of coiling rope though(kind of like the way grain bags are sealed.. pull one end and it coils out nicely, like it ever works..)
This works for garden hoses and air compressor hoses fantastically
BSNo-no-no!!!
Never operate an extension cord coiled up on a spool, it will generate heat and may even melt. Unless you only use it at a small fraction of its rated capacity.
Do that with 100' of garden hose...or a fat cable...
I've abused my cheap 100-foot extension cord for years, with little or no attention to the twisting problem, and it still conducts electricity.
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