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We are finally getting around to sorting, labeling, and inventory-ing all of our power and XLR cables. I also want to relax all the bends and kinks out of them and re-roll them correctly. I've heard this can be done by just laying them out in the sun. Does anyone have any experience with this? How long does it take? Do I need to hang them, or can they just lay flat on the ground? I think I'm going to do it on the roof, so either is an option, as least for some of the shorter ones, although just laying them out flat would be easier.
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I prefer hanging them, as laying them out will not necessarily remove the twists and kinks. If you have a fly system, attach one end of each cable to a batten and fly it to high trim. If the cables are too long, attach just the center.
Another way, though more labor-intensive, is to throw one end off a high place, then coil it by pulling up one coil's length at a time. Once relaxed, take care not to make the cable all tense again when coiling. Over/under or CW or CCW; the cable will tell you what it wants. Become Zen with your cables, and they will do you right.
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Its not my "Zen"ness I'm worried about. Its the various "helpers" that try to wrap the cable around their forearm thats the problem.
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I did this a few weeks ago. By the time we finished laying out all of our 2P&G extension cords, edison extension cords, mic cables, speaker cables, and everything else, we were already able to start coiling up the first ones we set out.
Oh, plus while doing this we discovered a raccoon in one of our dumpsters, which got in overnight, but had no way to get out. We ended up having to put a ladder in there for it to climb out on. Don't just think of it as relaxing them, but also consider that once you've coiled them up properly, or improperly also for that matter, they will start to "tense up" in the way you've coiled them. I like to think of it as training my cables.
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Putting them out straight in the sun is the best way that I've found. Works great. Just make sure to coil the cable the way that it wants to be coiled.
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Just for today, you get to be my hero. I think I need to go call my work.
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Well I laid out the cables today and almost all of them relaxed wonderfully. There are a few stubborn ones that I'm going to leave out overnight since they are on the roof and no one will touch them. Thank goodness for this Texas heat!
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I never before thought of laying the cables in the sun. Good idea! I have some cables to do that to!
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