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Twisted extension cord
My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his
electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. -- When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls. After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise. |
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On 12/1/2012 2:54 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. Ok, how does the twist occur? He probably grabs one end and starts gathering loops with the other hand and adds them to the bunch in the other. Each time he makes the loop, he twists the extension cord one time. When he uses the cord he probably just dumps it and pulls on an end. this does not take the original twist out of the cord. Then he gathers the cord using the same method as before and adds yet another twist to the cord. The solution is to wind the cord on a reel with a crank that is made for extension cords. If the twist occurs while mowing, the simple solution is to mow the opposite direction next time. Or don't go in circles! Paul |
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Daniel Prince wrote:
My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. I got a 100 foot cord which stays outside. Its not twisted. Either up your brother should alter his cutting sequence, and perhaps, do not coil. Greg |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:54:04 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote: My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. I use tape. Pull the cord out in a straight line. Make a circle and tape, then roll the cord up like a wheel. |
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Per Daniel Prince:
My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? I can think of three things: - Think though the pattern he walks when cutting so it does not twist the cord - When winding the cord follow the technique described he http://tinyurl.com/d9qrlxt - When buying a cord, get one with a stripe down it so he can see when it's getting twisted (i.e. he's doing something wrong) -- Pete Cresswell |
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Observe his behavior, see what puts the twists into the cords. Help him
change his behaviours. Or, stretch the cord out every use, and untwist it. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Daniel Prince" wrote in message ... My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. |
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Daniel Prince wrote: My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. Electricians use this method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaEv9wm6gy0 Looks a little ugly and bulky, but never tangles. |
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 21:23:18 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Observe his behavior, see what puts the twists into the cords. Help him change his behaviours. Or, stretch the cord out every use, and untwist it. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . "Daniel Prince" wrote in message .. . My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. There is a very simple way to avoid twisting an extention cord. Get a cord winding rack - basically a "flat spool" - and while holding the rack upright, and unmoving, simply coil the cord onto the rack, To unwind the cord, do the same. Hold the rack straigt and unmoving, and simply unloop the crd off the rack. 100 feet? No problem - not a SINGLE twist. Learned that one winding mic and speaker cords back in high school where I was one of the A/V techs after school. (45 years ago) |
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Paul Drahn wrote:
Each time he makes the loop, he twists the extension cord one time. When he uses the cord he probably just dumps it and pulls on an end. this does not take the original twist out of the cord. Then he gathers the cord using the same method as before and adds yet another twist to the cord. The solution is to wind the cord on a reel with a crank that is made for extension cords. That is what I thought when the problem first started so I bought him a reel with a crank. He uses the reel and he still twists the cord. -- When a cat sits in a human's lap both the human and the cat are usually happy. The human is happy because he thinks the cat is sitting on him/her because it loves her/him. The cat is happy because it thinks that by sitting on the human it is dominant over the human. |
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On Dec 1, 8:05*pm, Daniel Prince wrote:
Paul Drahn wrote: Each time he makes the loop, he twists the extension cord one time. When he uses the cord he probably just dumps it and pulls on an end. this does not take the original twist out of the cord. Then he gathers the cord using the same method as before and adds yet another twist to the cord. The solution is to wind the cord on a reel with a crank that is made for extension cords. That is what I thought when the problem first started so I bought him a reel with a crank. *He uses the reel and he still twists the cord. -- When a cat sits in a human's lap both the human and the cat are usually happy. *The human is happy because he thinks the cat is sitting on him/her because it loves her/him. *The cat is happy because it thinks that by sitting on the human it is dominant over the human. Of course, the simple solution is to have him buy a gas lawn mower. No more cord.... Problem solved. |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:54:04 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote: My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. I hope he gives the old one to Goodwill Industries. Lots of people would be happy to have a twisted extension cord. |
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I think YOU need a MOTIVATIONAL speaker who PACES back and FORTH in the
manner OF A man who is MOWING the lawn. He should WALK the length of THE ROOM and turn around, always IN the SAME direction of TURN, a COUPLE dozen turns, each time he SPEAKS. He should SPEAK once a week, and each TIME roll the MIC cord back ON the FLAT SPOOL. Do you think THAT the CORD would remain UNTWISTED? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message news There is a very simple way to avoid twisting an extention cord. Get a cord winding rack - basically a "flat spool" - and while holding the rack upright, and unmoving, simply coil the cord onto the rack, To unwind the cord, do the same. Hold the rack straigt and unmoving, and simply unloop the crd off the rack. 100 feet? No problem - not a SINGLE twist. Learned that one winding mic and speaker cords back in high school where I was one of the A/V techs after school. (45 years ago) |
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When I had a telephone answering service, we had
one of the operators whose cord was always twisted. Observing, I could see that each time she answered the phone, she put another twist in the cord. I tried to show her how to pick up the phone and put it down without adding a twist, but she never did get the picture. I got in the habit of twisting her phone cord in the other direction each time I was there. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Daniel Prince" wrote in message ... The solution is to wind the cord on a reel with a crank that is made for extension cords. That is what I thought when the problem first started so I bought him a reel with a crank. He uses the reel and he still twists the cord. |
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Sell the twisted cord for the metal content?
I wondered how long till someone suggested a gasoline mower. Can you imagine how twisted his gasoline would be? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "micky" wrote in message ... I hope he gives the old one to Goodwill Industries. Lots of people would be happy to have a twisted extension cord. |
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Have you ever tried to untwist gasoline?
Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "rlz" wrote in message news:36193aee-6306-4540-a3f4- Of course, the simple solution is to have him buy a gas lawn mower. No more cord.... Problem solved. |
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On 12/1/2012 4:54 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. FORGET FLAT CORDS. They will twist much more than the round ones. I don't think you will find any anymore as they are NOT acceptable by OSHA standards. I've tried chaining cords (not bad), reels (surprised he's having problems with this), 5 gallon buckets, etc. This is what I've tried the last 4 years. There is a special way to roll up round cords. There is a bit of a learning curve involved, but it is dead simple once you get it. I've made my guys use this method and the cords are in great shape. It involves reversing the twist of the cord every loop, it is demanded of anyone in the entertainment business. There are plenty of youtube movies, but it would be even better if you can get someone to show you: Here are two explanations: I understood the first one easier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6duVvwdd5F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLwwB29uQRg ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven |
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My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his
electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. Electricians use this method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaEv9wm6gy0 Looks a little ugly and bulky, but never tangles. *I've used that technique for block and tackle ropes, but never for an extension cord. Most round cords have a natural twist built-in as a result of the manufacturing process. If one takes the time to feel the twist and rotate the cord with their fingers, the cord can be coiled up like it was on the reel from the factory. I also have a 3' piece of 1/4" cotton rope knotted around at least one end of each cord to tie it up after it is coiled. My helpers get this training on the first day of work and my cords have been around for years. I have one 12 gauge flat extension cord. It does seem to get less kink in it, but it is more difficult to coil. |
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My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his
electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. Electricians use this method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaEv9wm6gy0 Looks a little ugly and bulky, but never tangles. *I've used that technique for block and tackle ropes, but never for an extension cord. Most round cords have a natural twist built-in as a result of the manufacturing process. If one takes the time to feel the twist and rotate the cord with their fingers, the cord can be coiled up like it was on the reel from the factory. I also have a 3' piece of 1/4" cotton rope knotted around at least one end of each cord to tie it up after it is coiled. My helpers get this training on the first day of work and my cords have been around for years. I have one 12 gauge flat extension cord. It does seem to get less kink in it, but it is more difficult to coil. *Here's an example of the technique that I use: http://youtu.be/KYXn18mxQok |
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Per DanG:
I've made my guys use this method and the cords are in great shape. It involves reversing the twist of the cord every loop, it is demanded of anyone in the entertainment business. There are plenty of youtube movies, but it would be even better if you can get someone to show you: I used to coil them the same way and uncoil them the same way. Worked OK, but once I learned about reversing the twist at every loop I changed over and never looked back. One advantage of reversing the twist at every loop is that, with a little practice, you can throw the package - holding one end - and it lays out flat. Works with rope too. I do it with the lines on my outrigger canoe and just throw them out on the beach when I'm rigging. -- Pete Cresswell |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:54:04 -0800, Daniel Prince wrote:
The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. I assume it twists when he wraps it up? Sailors for centuries have been twisting the line counterclockwise as they loop the line clockwise. In addition, I assume the cord is detachable? I would connect the male and female ends, and then halve the length, doubling the cord over without any twisting - until the bound length is about a foot or two. |
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micky wrote:
On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:54:04 -0800, Daniel Prince wrote: My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. I hope he gives the old one to Goodwill Industries. Lots of people would be happy to have a twisted extension cord. Even if the cord is so badly twisted that the insulation is pulled off in places? -- When a cat sits in a human's lap both the human and the cat are usually happy. The human is happy because he thinks the cat is sitting on him/her because it loves her/him. The cat is happy because it thinks that by sitting on the human it is dominant over the human. |
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 07:26:49 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: I think YOU need a MOTIVATIONAL speaker who PACES back and FORTH in the manner OF A man who is MOWING the lawn. He should WALK the length of THE ROOM and turn around, always IN the SAME direction of TURN, a COUPLE dozen turns, each time he SPEAKS. He should SPEAK once a week, and each TIME roll the MIC cord back ON the FLAT SPOOL. Do you think THAT the CORD would remain UNTWISTED? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . It does for me every week when I wind up the mic cord Sunday noon. If someone else helps and does not take care, I need to take some twists out when I uncoil the cord the next week. The secret is to take it off exactly the way it was put on and to throw the loops when you wind it up if it has gotten twisted in use. wrote in message news There is a very simple way to avoid twisting an extention cord. Get a cord winding rack - basically a "flat spool" - and while holding the rack upright, and unmoving, simply coil the cord onto the rack, To unwind the cord, do the same. Hold the rack straigt and unmoving, and simply unloop the crd off the rack. 100 feet? No problem - not a SINGLE twist. Learned that one winding mic and speaker cords back in high school where I was one of the A/V techs after school. (45 years ago) |
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 07:29:04 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: When I had a telephone answering service, we had one of the operators whose cord was always twisted. Observing, I could see that each time she answered the phone, she put another twist in the cord. I tried to show her how to pick up the phone and put it down without adding a twist, but she never did get the picture. I got in the habit of twisting her phone cord in the other direction each time I was there. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . For coiled phone cords there is a simple device that lets the cord swivel, almost totally eliminating the problem - for a couple of bucks. "Daniel Prince" wrote in message .. . The solution is to wind the cord on a reel with a crank that is made for extension cords. That is what I thought when the problem first started so I bought him a reel with a crank. He uses the reel and he still twists the cord. |
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On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 07:52:02 -0600, DanG wrote:
On 12/1/2012 4:54 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. FORGET FLAT CORDS. They will twist much more than the round ones. I don't think you will find any anymore as they are NOT acceptable by OSHA standards. I've tried chaining cords (not bad), reels (surprised he's having problems with this), 5 gallon buckets, etc. This is what I've tried the last 4 years. There is a special way to roll up round cords. There is a bit of a learning curve involved, but it is dead simple once you get it. I've made my guys use this method and the cords are in great shape. It involves reversing the twist of the cord every loop, it is demanded of anyone in the entertainment business. There are plenty of youtube movies, but it would be even better if you can get someone to show you: Here are two explanations: I understood the first one easier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6duVvwdd5F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLwwB29uQRg ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven "figure eight" winding. Works great for garden hoses |
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The OP has a PERSON who does NOT take CARE when MOWING the lawn, and the
CORD gets TWISTED. Same IDEA. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 07:26:49 -0500, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: I think YOU need a MOTIVATIONAL speaker who PACES back and FORTH in the manner OF A man who is MOWING the lawn. He should WALK the length of THE ROOM and turn around, always IN the SAME direction of TURN, a COUPLE dozen turns, each time he SPEAKS. He should SPEAK once a week, and each TIME roll the MIC cord back ON the FLAT SPOOL. Do you think THAT the CORD would remain UNTWISTED? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . It does for me every week when I wind up the mic cord Sunday noon. If someone else helps and does not take care, I need to take some twists out when I uncoil the cord the next week. The secret is to take it off exactly the way it was put on and to throw the loops when you wind it up if it has gotten twisted in use. |
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Such device was purchased, and did no good.
Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 07:29:04 -0500, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: When I had a telephone answering service, we had one of the operators whose cord was always twisted. Observing, I could see that each time she answered the phone, she put another twist in the cord. I tried to show her how to pick up the phone and put it down without adding a twist, but she never did get the picture. I got in the habit of twisting her phone cord in the other direction each time I was there. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . For coiled phone cords there is a simple device that lets the cord swivel, almost totally eliminating the problem - for a couple of bucks. |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:54:04 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote: Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? I have a 25' 12 GA cord for my worm drive saw made by Bosch. "..It is very soft and very supple, more like rope than wire." Temps from -40F to 120F+ It stays flexible with no twists or kinks. A damn good cord... |
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Daniel Prince wrote:
My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. I have found some rotating electrical outlets on eBay. If I put one of them in a box with a short power cord, would it reduce the amount of twisting? I would make it so that the rotating electrical outlet would face out rather than up. My brother would plug his extension cord into the rotating electrical outlet and if we are lucky the outlet would rotate instead of the cord twisting. -- When a cat sits in a human's lap both the human and the cat are usually happy. The human is happy because he thinks the cat is sitting on him/her because it loves her/him. The cat is happy because it thinks that by sitting on the human it is dominant over the human. |
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On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:27:49 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote: Daniel Prince wrote: My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. I have found some rotating electrical outlets on eBay. If I put one of them in a box with a short power cord, would it reduce the amount of twisting? I would make it so that the rotating electrical outlet would face out rather than up. My brother would plug his extension cord into the rotating electrical outlet and if we are lucky the outlet would rotate instead of the cord twisting. Won't work. The twist is on the ground and will never reach the rotating outlet. A rotating adapter near the mower cord that hangs off the ground would work. Haven't seen one. This is really silly. The only way the cord can be set with a twist is he doesn't remove the twist when stowing the cord. It's not rocket science. You have to whip out the loops to get rid of the twist before stowing. |
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Vic Smith writes:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:36:47 -0500, wrote: I am careful to wrap and unwrap mine the same way every time and it looks new. I can't recall seeing a badly twisted up electrical cord, and I've seen plenty of cords. Probably forgot. You can see the hand to elbow technique doesn't work first time you try it. It's fast, that's all. Keep your wrist straight. Works fine. You almost have to purposely reject common sense to get a cord all twisted up. The OP's goal seems to be "looks new". -- Dan Espen |
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On Dec 3, 12:15*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:36:47 -0500, wrote: I am careful to wrap and unwrap mine the same way every time and it looks new. I can't recall seeing a badly twisted up electrical cord, and I've seen plenty of cords. *Probably forgot. *You can see the hand to elbow technique doesn't work first time you try it. *It's fast, that's all. You almost have to purposely reject common sense to get a cord all twisted up. I have one 25' extension cord that I inherited from a organzation that I am involved with. It needed both a plug and a socket so they just bought a new cord and were about to toss the old one in the garbage. I grabbed it and repaired it, but I rarely use it because of the "badly twisted up" nature of it. I think it was wound up via the hand to elbow method so many times that the outer insulation is all screwed up. The extension cord is kind of bumpy, like the internal wires are twisted or something. It's the only cord I've ever seen in that condition. Maybe I'll take a picture of it and post it. Other than that one, I have more extensions cords than any homeowner has to right to own! Right now I'm using three cords for my christmas lights and I still have more than enough for any projects that I might need to work on. I've still got three in the garage, a couple in the shed and one or two in my workshop. I'm not sure where they all came from, but I can't resist a good extension cord deal at a garage sale and have no problem accepting a broken cord if all it needs is a plug or socket. I've got a 40' 12g and a 10' 12g than came from some rich guy that threw out a 50' cord - on a reel - because he cut the cord about 10' from the end. For the price of a plug and socket, I ended up with 2 practically brand new cords that I've been using for more than 10 years. When my son was a teenager doing odd jobs, he was helping some guy clean out his garage. When the guy said to throw out the cord, my son knew a good deal when he saw it. He put it on the side of the junk pile and then put it in my car when I came to pick him up. Smart kid! |
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On Dec 3, 2:30*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:15:57 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:36:47 -0500, wrote: I am careful to wrap and unwrap mine the same way every time and it looks new. I can't recall seeing a badly twisted up electrical cord, and I've seen plenty of cords. *Probably forgot. *You can see the hand to elbow technique doesn't work first time you try it. *It's fast, that's all. You almost have to purposely reject common sense to get a cord all twisted up. Here they are http://gfretwell.com/electrical/cords.jpg That one on the right is more or less like the one I described in my previous post. I can still roll mine into a circle, like the one on the left, but you can see how the outer jacket of the one on the right is twisted, causing permanent ripples in the cord. It's just plain ugly! P.S. Thanks for saving me the trouble of taking a picture of mine. ;-) |
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Eek! You sure can tell which one is which.
Thank you for taking the effort to photo, and post the photo. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... I am careful to wrap and unwrap mine the same way every time and it looks new. Here they are http://gfretwell.com/electrical/cords.jpg |
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 21:50:42 -0500, "grumpy"
wrote: Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) YES HUMAN HANDS _Loop Di Loop Your Power Cord _ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QSjvzBvdGs |
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On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:15:57 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:36:47 -0500, wrote: I am careful to wrap and unwrap mine the same way every time and it looks new. I can't recall seeing a badly twisted up electrical cord, and I've seen plenty of cords. Probably forgot. You can see the hand to elbow technique doesn't work first time you try it. It's fast, that's all. You almost have to purposely reject common sense to get a cord all twisted up. If I ever fall out of an airplane, I hope I have a drop cord with me. It is going to hang on something. |
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"Daniel Prince" wrote in message ... My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) YES HUMAN HANDS My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. -- When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls. After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise. |
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"Daniel Prince" wrote in message ... My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twisted. They only last two or three years before he has to replace them. Is there some type of cord or an adapter that will prevent the cord from being twisted? (I have seen adapters that claim to prevent telephone handset cords from being twisted.) My brother thinks that a flat cord might last longer than a round cord. Is this true? Thank you in advance for any help. The way you store a cord is the secret. There is a coiling method where you take one loop in one direction, and another loop in the other, and when you pull on the end, it comes off with absolutely no spiral. I can take 100' of wire rope, and coil it using this method, and with one person holding one end, and another person holding the other, pull it straight, and there will be absolutely no spiral to twist either person's hand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSxhjzFMKiM The other way is to figure 8 it laying on the ground. It will have no coiling to it. Trouble is, storing the figure 8. It can be laid on the ground, or three pieces of cordage used to tie it, one in the middle, and one on each end. We used to loop 600' lengths of diving hose using the figure 8 method. It lets the line pay out easily, too, as only the top loop comes off each time. It MUST be tied after the figure 8 stacking to keep it from tangling. The coil method works well in conjunction with a metal tire wheel on a post. Weld the wheel about four feet off the ground. Make big loops that come down to about four inches from the ground. It is easy to pull one coil off at a time. Steve |
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wrote I am careful to wrap and unwrap mine the same way every time and it looks new. If you use the one over one under system, you can tell if the cord/wire has a little extra twist to it, and correct it before adding that loop to the rest of the bundle. As gf, I have electrical lines, and cordage that has been around a very long time, and looks fine. I have also seen guys go through a cord or a long piece of rope in one season. And not to mention the fun of untangling a 250 ft. piece of anything. Steve |
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