On 12/25/2020 1:38 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
lid says...

I can't answer your question but a few months ago I dropped two of those
things off at the local Habitat ReStore. For me, they sucked. There needs
to be a way to use the cord without completely unrolling and removing all
of it. Actually, it wouldn't have been that hard to modify them, but I was
short tempered that day and just wanted to get rid of them.




The way to use them at shorter lengths is to put the middle of the cord
under the hook and wind the cord up on parallel lengths. That way you
have both ends on the outside when you finish. You can then pull out
what you need. It is not good to draw heavy current with the wire
wrapped on the reel as it can over heat. Wire depends on being in open
air for full or near full current capacity.



I usually put the female end through the hole in the side of my reel,
then reel it up. When I use it, I reel out what I need and plug the tool
into the socket with the reel laying near the work area. When done. I
unplug the tool, pick up the reel and wind it up as I walk to where it
is plugged in.

Not to say that your approach doesn't have equal utility.