ELECTRIC CABLES (1 Viewer)

[Marvic]

Hi .how do you stop the hookup cable from twisting . I put it on round tidy .but it still comes of twisted.

 

[DBK]

Learn to coil it. If you sign up for a RYA Competent Crew course you will learn how to coil a rope. I use the same technique on the EHU lead.
I suspect there are YouTube videos on how to do it but the trick is twisting the cable as you make each coil.

 

[Clarky]

Easy peasy!
It's all in the over and under wrist action and you don't need a reel to store it, just a short length of cord to hang it on a hook.
I could show you in seconds but haven't got a clue how to explain it in writing. There are video's out there somewhere that demonstrate.

Richard.

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[BreweryDave]

Apparently, single blokes are quite good at it........

 

[Zepp]

I just use four of these when I coil it up and it keeps its shape then I hang it up in the garage

 

[tonyidle]

If you are sensitive to its trying its best to go back to how it was coiled during manufacture it will never tangle.

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[bigtwin]

I agree with the above comments but would add one further point.

I always have the cable fully extended and draw it towards me as I coil it. This allows the cable to naturally untwist itself so that there is no resistance to it adopting the coiling structure that you are creating.

I don't know if that makes sense or not but all you need to know is that you should stretch it out fully before attempting to coil it!

Ian

 

[Badknee]

I get Mrs Badknee to do it, simples

 

[Pausim]

If you wrap it round a tidy you still need to add the rya twist as described above. I remember my mum using the coil it round your elbow/forearm method to destroy the washing line. If you can't manage the twist use a rotating drum, it will not twist if you wind it in and wind it out.

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[34127]

Learn to coil it. If you sign up for a RYA Competent Crew course you will learn how to coil a rope. I use the same technique on the EHU lead.
I suspect there are YouTube videos on how to do it but the trick is twisting the cable as you make each coil.

An even better way is to twist the rope the opposite way on each turn. This means that the twists on the rope are cancelled out. This method is useful for protecting fragile electrical cable such as that used to connect medical cameras to the monitoring equipment. Also useful for audio cables to reduce risk of breakage to the conductors.

 

[Pausim]

An even better way is to twist the rope the opposite way on each turn. This means that the twists on the rope are cancelled out. This method is useful for protecting fragile electrical cable such as that used to connect medical cameras to the monitoring equipment. Also useful for audio cables to reduce risk of breakage to the conductors.

Sorry don't agree, the twist is to cancel out the winding action as you coil, if you continue to coil in the same direction then the same direction of twist is needed. Perhaps this would work if you are reversing the coils on specialist equipment but a bit tricky on a heavy ehu cable.

 

[Clarky]

The over and under method of coiling cables:-


Richard.

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[34127]

Sorry don't agree, the twist is to cancel out the winding action as you coil, if you continue to coil in the same direction then the same direction of twist is needed. Perhaps this would work if you are reversing the coils on specialist equipment but a bit tricky on a heavy ehu cable.

Obviously different methods work for different materials and needs.
If you have for example 10 coils in the rope doing it your way and you hold the ends of the rope in each hand and let go of the coils then you effectively have 10 twists in the rope. If you do it my way then the twists cancel out and you effectively have no twists in the rope. The twists would not be a problem in rope but for delicate cables then it is a useful method.

 

[johnp10]

Ask a lorry driver to show you.
(One that has done flat work)
Hard to explain but easy to do over two wrists in an over / under action ending in the cable coiled in a fig of 8.
If a rope / cable is coiled in a fig of 8 it will be easily unwound when dropped.
No tangles.

 

[LesW]

I use a 'wind in' cable spool, it doesn't twist the cable as it winds in..

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[Richard n Ann]

As you coil it, let it hang down and see what way it tends to twist. Then if it resists the loop turn all the loops round once or twist the incoming cable in your fingers until it wants to coil nicely... hope that's clearer than mud.

 

[Pausim]

Obviously different methods work for different materials and needs.
If you have for example 10 coils in the rope doing it your way and you hold the ends of the rope in each hand and let go of the coils then you effectively have 10 twists in the rope.

Interesting, I have been playing with both methods. They both store the cable or rope without any twists, the difference comes when you release them.

With the reverse twist you can indeed hold both ends and the whole lot drops out without a twist, today I have learnt something new. However, with this method if you put the coil on the ground and pull from one end it seems to twist and wrap itself up as it uncoils. The maritime method does indeed cause twists if you drop it whilst holding both ends but if you put it down and pull from one end it uncoils without any twists. So I don't think it is about different materials so much as different needs/applications and it all depends on how you plan to uncoil it.

My preference remains with the maritime method for long ehu cables because I tend to plug it into the mh, drop the remaining coils on the ground and then walk to the bollard holding the other end. The cable then uncoils loop by loop with no twists.

Thank you Borderland for introducing me to another method which I might well adopt for shorter audio cables and the like.

 

[Marvic]

THANK YOU FOR ALL FOR THE TIPS VERY INTRESTING

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[bigalw35]

Learn to coil it. If you sign up for a RYA Competent Crew course you will learn how to coil a rope. I use the same technique on the EHU lead.
I suspect there are YouTube videos on how to do it but the trick is twisting the cable as you make each coil.

 

[Geo]

After reading all that, I think I'll go wireless

 

[Silver-Fox]

After reading all that, I think I'll go wireless

Ive just gone over to bluetooth electric on sites.

You don't have to park too close to the outlet box and sometimes get free electric the same as you can with the wifi

Just so much easier than using cables

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[bigalw35]

Ive just gone over to bluetooth electric on sites.

You don't have to park too close to the outlet box and sometimes get free electric the same as you can with the wifi

Just so much easier than using cables

Is this for real ???

 

[Richard n Ann]

Is this for real ???

No. But Mr Tesla did propose wireless AC power delivery apparently.

 

[DangerMousy]

I don't coil the EHU cable, I use the daisy-chain method instead, then it just gets shoved in the gas locker for storage. The beauty of the daisy-chain is that its quick to pack away (once you've got the hang of it), it can't get tangled no matter how small a locker its pushed into, and because its not a coil you don't need to fully unwind it each time you use it

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[MotorhomeMart]

I don't coil the EHU cable, I use the daisy-chain method instead, then it just gets shoved in the gas locker for storage. The beauty of the daisy-chain is that its quick to pack away (once you've got the hang of it), it can't get tangled no matter how small a locker its pushed into, and because its not a coil you don't need to fully unwind it each time you use it

Very useful info

 

[mitzimad]

Ive just gone over to bluetooth electric on sites.

You don't have to park too close to the outlet box and sometimes get free electric the same as you can with the wifi

Just so much easier than using cables

blue tooth is a one to one protocol so useless on many french airs ive got wirless which i can share