Vincent R. Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just stumbled upon this: http://instructables.com/id/Coiling-a-USB-power-cord/?ALLSTEPS I wonder if this works with mic cable. Don't see why not. Will try it out soon with a short leftover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 "I wonder if this works with mic cable" I highly doubt it. .. But don't let that stop you from trying. A waste of time IMHO though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Trying now with a 3.5 to 3.5 mm jack cable. Seems to work. I think mic cable is too flexible indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 And.... Meh... Not so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 the problem is that the plastic material that has been used to make the jacket of your cable is simply not able to "memorize" the shape. The jacket material does not have the chemistry and/or thickness to retain a shape after the 'heat gun'. this is an educated guess - that coiled cable DOES have a different chemistry for the jacket. -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I guess you are right. After playing a bit with this test piece it became all wonky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Watch this video. At the end there is a secret step to give the cord a tight coil - after the initial coiling you then do a reverse coil to give it the desired effect. Watch, you see how it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Robot Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Awesome video. I love How It's Made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 That was a cool video indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I guess you are right. After playing a bit with this test piece it became all wonky I wonder if you reversed the coil like they did in the video - if that would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 No I didn't, thanks for the tip I will try tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Might be a useful way to fix a stretched out headphone cord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I hate coiled headphone cables! Hate, hate, hate them. Replaced several of mine with straight cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 marc: " I hate coiled headphone cables! " and I tend to prefer them... but I hate it when they get ruined... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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