Back when I was a kid (nearly 3/4 of a century ago :-) there used to
be plastic coils that could be applied to a straight cable to "coil"
it up.
Does such a thing exist today?
...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Jim Thompson wrote:
> Back when I was a kid (nearly 3/4 of a century ago :-) there used to
> be plastic coils that could be applied to a straight cable to "coil"
> it up.
> Does such a thing exist today?
> ...Jim Thompson
We have products these days called
Wire Loom..
not exactly spiral but splits so you can insert your wires in it.
And
spiral wrap / loom.
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>Back when I was a kid (nearly 3/4 of a century ago :-) there used to
>be plastic coils that could be applied to a straight cable to "coil"
>it up.
>Does such a thing exist today?
> ...Jim Thompson
> Idiot! Even though the idiots selling them are calling them "cable
>bobbins" all I saw were, in fact, WIRE bobbins.
A wire is one conductor, either bare or insulated.
A cable is more than one wire, which may be uninsulated (i.e. wire
rope), or insulated as in electrical cable.
> This guy wants to spool LARGE diameter cables.
Your crystal ball must be better than mine. I only saw the word
"cable" in the question. Somehow, "large diameter" seems to have
escaped my attention.
> I hate small purchases to fill a shortage! If you use the damned wire,
>then buy a 1000' spool on a larger bobbin.
Hellfire and damnation are not required for the manufacture of wire or
cable.
> That 100 foot crap that ends up coiling the wire at less than a 2"
>diameter is simply ridiculous.
Yeah, but it's so much fun to pull on the cable and watch the spool
spin inside the box.
>On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:29:13 -0700, Jim Thompson
><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>>Back when I was a kid (nearly 3/4 of a century ago :-) there used to
>>be plastic coils that could be applied to a straight cable to "coil"
>>it up.
>>Does such a thing exist today?
>> ...Jim Thompson
>Perhaps it might be helpful if you describe the "plastic coils", what
>you're trying to accomplish, and what you have to work with?
The "cable" is a very long USB cable of a Logitech headset. I simply
want to hang it under my desk without a jumble to catch my feet on.
I need the length so I can move around during lengthy Skype calls...
now becoming 2-3 a day.
The "plastic" was spring-like, and produced the effect like a typical
telephone cord does today.
An alternate would be something that creates larger coiling something
like the hose on my compressor... around 8" coils.
...Jim Thompson
-- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:30:22 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com>
wrote:
>A wire is one conductor, either bare or insulated.
>A cable is more than one wire, which may be uninsulated (i.e. wire
>rope), or insulated as in electrical cable.
I do not need a primer, dingledorf. Nor does the rest of the group.
Everything from finer than a hair #54 to #0000.
From fine, 1mm diameter coax to huge cable hardline.
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>The "cable" is a very long USB cable of a Logitech headset. I simply
>want to hang it under my desk without a jumble to catch my feet on.
>I need the length so I can move around during lengthy Skype calls...
>now becoming 2-3 a day.
>The "plastic" was spring-like, and produced the effect like a typical
>telephone cord does today.
>An alternate would be something that creates larger coiling something
>like the hose on my compressor... around 8" coils.
> ...Jim Thompson
This is why wireless headsets were invented. You might consider a
wireless alternative. Search for "wireless usb headset".
I have a flat ethernet cable on a spring loaded spool. The spool is
in the middle of about 15ft of flat CAT5. When retracted, both ends
wrap around the spool until only the connectors stick out. I also
have a flat telephone cord with the same type of spring loaded spool.
Something like this but larger:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/160895017387>
Is the Logitech cable round or flat? Round doesn't work with such
spools. Approximately how long?
>On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:57:10 -0700, Jim Thompson
><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>>The "cable" is a very long USB cable of a Logitech headset. I simply
>>want to hang it under my desk without a jumble to catch my feet on.
>>I need the length so I can move around during lengthy Skype calls...
>>now becoming 2-3 a day.
>>The "plastic" was spring-like, and produced the effect like a typical
>>telephone cord does today.
>>An alternate would be something that creates larger coiling something
>>like the hose on my compressor... around 8" coils.
>> ...Jim Thompson
>This is why wireless headsets were invented. You might consider a
>wireless alternative. Search for "wireless usb headset".
>I have a flat ethernet cable on a spring loaded spool. The spool is
>in the middle of about 15ft of flat CAT5. When retracted, both ends
>wrap around the spool until only the connectors stick out. I also
>have a flat telephone cord with the same type of spring loaded spool.
>Something like this but larger:
><http://www.ebay.com/itm/160895017387>
>Is the Logitech cable round or flat? Round doesn't work with such
>spools. Approximately how long?
>On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:57:10 -0700, Jim Thompson
><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>>The "cable" is a very long USB cable of a Logitech headset. I simply
>>want to hang it under my desk without a jumble to catch my feet on.
>>I need the length so I can move around during lengthy Skype calls...
>>now becoming 2-3 a day.
>>The "plastic" was spring-like, and produced the effect like a typical
>>telephone cord does today.
>>An alternate would be something that creates larger coiling something
>>like the hose on my compressor... around 8" coils.
>> ...Jim Thompson
>This is why wireless headsets were invented.
Batteries :-( And bad reviews.
>You might consider a
>wireless alternative. Search for "wireless usb headset".
>I have a flat ethernet cable on a spring loaded spool. The spool is
>in the middle of about 15ft of flat CAT5. When retracted, both ends
>wrap around the spool until only the connectors stick out. I also
>have a flat telephone cord with the same type of spring loaded spool.
>Something like this but larger:
><http://www.ebay.com/itm/160895017387>
>Is the Logitech cable round or flat? Round doesn't work with such
>spools. Approximately how long?
...Jim Thompson
-- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>>>An alternate would be something that creates larger coiling something
>>>like the hose on my compressor... around 8" coils.
>>> ...Jim Thompson
>>This is why wireless headsets were invented.
>Batteries :-( And bad reviews.
I have an Asus wireless headset w/ rechargeable batteries and decent
working time per charge (>2 hours). Sound so good you could listen to
classical or classic rock or any other kind of music for hours on end.
On 2012-10-06, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
> Back when I was a kid (nearly 3/4 of a century ago :-) there used to
> be plastic coils that could be applied to a straight cable to "coil"
> it up.
> Does such a thing exist today?
You mean in a slinky-like helix like phone handset cables and old
keyboards? Can you mod the hadset to have a 4p4C modular jack and use
a handset cable?
someone has mentioned coiled air line the stuff is some sort of hard
thrmop[lastic (HDPE?) - you could perhaps split a lenghth of that and insert your cable? (or perhaps fish it through with a vacuum
assist)
