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Time and time again the over-under cable coiling method
has proven itself to be the most reliable and time-saving method.
| Hold one end of the cable in your left
hand as shown. The rest of the cable should trail off
on the floor.
* Method described is for right-handed people. |
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| With your right hand, reach about two feet
down the cable and lay it in your left hand. You may need
to give the cable a slight twist to the right as you do
this so it forms a loop. |
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| Turn your right hand counter-clockwise (almost
upside-down) and grab the cable about 2 feet from your left
hand. |
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| As you bring your right hand up to your left
hand, turn it clockwise. The cable will form a loop. |
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| Lay the coil in your left hand. |
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| Notice how the the coil crosses above
the trailing cable. This is the key that prevents the
cable from getting tangled up!
Repeat steps 2-5 until the cable is fully coiled. (Make
sure you alternate coiling over and under, or it won't
work.) |
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| This is the completed cable. The small
loop is the end of the cable--there was not enough left
to make a full size loop. See how the coils are all the
same size? This makes for a nice, neat coiled cable.
Finally, secure the cable with a twist tie, velcro, or
twin-bead ponytailers |
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| To Uncoil: Hold one end of the cable in one hand and
toss the rest of it out in front of you-as it un-coils
without knots, you'll realize you've just saved a lot
of time and aggravation!
As you can see in the pictures below, wrapping the cable
from hand to elbow (left) leaves you with a mess. Coiling
the cable like a garden hose (right) and connecting the
ends is a disaster to untangle as well.
You may need to train your cables before they coil properly,
but it's worth it. |
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Remember that whatever you use to tie the cable with should
be attached to the end of the cable with the MALE connector
(mic cables) so there are no dangling thingees at the mic end.
Minor point that makes a big difference in looks.
Thanks, Joe! |
