This is one of the most important videos in the world. Not joking.

"How to coil cables" I said to myself "that's pathetic, everyone knows how. Ridiculous KZread videos" A minute later I was mind-blown!

@dans3955

2 жыл бұрын

@hognoxious Especially in the film industry, it seems unprofessional. Cables have something called cable memory, which means if a cable is twisted wrongly it will cause interference when recording sound later on and may shorten the life of the cable, which means for the production companies it is more expensive.

He taught me at the School of Audio Engineering in 1996. This was one of the first things he taught and I use it to this day. Even my headphone cable is wrapped this way right now.

@pancakewalrus99

2 жыл бұрын

woah thats awesome. do u remember his name?

@pancakewalrus99

2 жыл бұрын

was he in any bands

@nikcrosina

Жыл бұрын

I know him.

59 years old, been coiling cables every day the wrong way. Thank you London School of Sound!!!!!

I think I might hate you. Straight to the point, perfectly understandable, you even give two choices, one that's easy to remember, and one that's super fast if we want to practice. All done with a voice meant for radio and a face for TV.

This method also preserves cable integrity.

My Grandfather taught me the arm coil 50 years ago. You are never to old to learn thanks.

I LOVE quick, clear, concise, informative, AND useful videos like this! I literally could watch them all damn day! Good job! And thanks!

THANK YOU. It seems that no one else can make a video that simply shows the under-over technique. I finally was able to understand it after watching this video.

I'm an EMT, and we have lots of cables to manage. Years ago a paramedic I worked with tried to show me this. This is the first time it's clicked. Thank you

can't get enough of these "coil cables the right way" videos.

Out of all the videos I've watched on how to coil cables, this one actually worked! Thank you!

I have been able to use the same cables for many more years using this method. Plus, if you are in a rush to get a stage set up you will really appreciate doing this.

One of the greatest expositions of a much misunderstood practice in KZread history.

Great Demo thanks. Make the coils slightly longer and each wrap will be 1 metre long which makes it easy to approximate how long a cable is even when it is coiled, handy if your cables arent marked

Holy crap, as a guitarist I can confidently say this video changed my life!

I'm an acoustic drummer w/ new-ish electronic rig. my cables box is a disaster--till now. Even after engineer friend "showed me the ropes" I still didn't get it--this is crisp and clear. Thanks!

I'll be damned. I just spent half an hour coiling and uncoiling my guitar chords. I guess I'm never gonna ahve tangled leads again. Thank you very much!

Thank you for making a succinct video that shows how to properly wrap a cable. Lot's of correct videos but most are over 5mins.

Oh man, so many great ideas. I'm going to combine all of them, greasing, pulling them straight, bundling them together and last (but hopefully not least!) I'll do what you told and rework my network completely. This is going to be the fastest internets ever!

Thank you for this. I run sound at a church on staff and I have been looking for a good video for showing volunteers how to wrap cables correctly.

Watched this 50 and still can't do it right :(

Velcro ties are convenient. Especially the kind that have eye-slots on one end. This way the tie can be attached to one end of the cable and won't get lost when it's uncoiled. You can also get releasable zip-ties so you don't need to cut them apart when uncoiling the cable.

This is the best video for wrapping cables holy hell.

You are crazy good, thank you. I have watched so many dumb tutorials, but this has finally thought me. Thank you so much

Great video!! Here's a trick based on the idea that it's about 3' from your fingertip to your nose: For really long cables, you can make about 3' loops by pulling far enough to extend one arm, while holding the loops at your chest. And make 6' loops extending both arms completely each time you loop. This is mostly helpful for giant extension cables that must be hung on a hook that seems too small. Less loops, made larger, will hang easier.

Brilliant! This tip may just change my whole life, one cable at a time!

I've never seen cables tied like that. This should be taught in schools!

Not everyone's a wireless iphone hipster end-user, dude. World still needs cables everywhere.

Thank you. I have watched a dozen videos on this topic and was getting frustrated because I couldn't get it to work. Your demonstration made this technique click for me.

spent four hours at uni learning this, mastered it

This will extend the life of the cables. I work for surgery and was thought this when we coil up cameras and light cords.

This legit changed my life.

One of the most useful videos on youtube

Great instructions! Clear steps, great audio, great visual. Thanks very much for this.

I think it's awesome that you've gone through the trouble of producing thiis video to help others. Very cool. What a great video too. Thanks!

I like him... he is making humanity better... more of that.

This single video gets you my subscription. Thank you!

This is the best technique I've seen on the net. Thanks!

A person should learn to do this at the same time they learn to tie their shoes - great lesson!

Wow, funny to see a good old technic again, I know this video was for beginners, but what about a second one where you explain how you "calculate" the coils diameter for least strain contra size, where to put the binders for least strain and some of the other good old rules?

The first one didn’t worked for me and my production colleagues complained why the cables are all tied to itself after unroll haha I must have done something wrong. I will try that second style, looks tricky to do. Thanks for sharing!

hey guess what, I've been struggling and struggling with that over-under wishy washy stuff, never able to properly get it right, I try your 2nd technique, grasp what it comes down to in 3 attempts, and immediately end up with a perfectly rolled cable, in a fraction of the time. It's not only easier, its faster, more efficient, and feels a lot more natural! My audio jacks even consistently end up just past each other, perfectly fitting my hand in between.

In the 70's this was called a Showco. Plenty of places, (Showco included), will not hire a tech who does not know this method.

The old question has just be solved!! THanks!!

I needed this in my life. Thank you.

Short and informative. Thank you

Thank you!!! First day on the job, I helped unravel 1500ft of cable. Not my fault 😂. My Lead was cussing n fussing and telling me never say you can and really can’t . Now we here getting ready to look like popeye after this bs move…. 😂 ……

I wish this guy would make any How To Video ever.

Of course man, I was referring to the user who didn't believe that Ethernet cable coils might downgrade Internet bandwidth performance. Network engineers/technicians are aware of this :-) Coils also act as antennae, especially when high-frequency switching occurs (neon lights, cellphones, etc.), but that doesn't happen with the long shielded cables your video is supposed to be about :-) Anyway, amazing tutorial dude, I have to practice a lot with your coiling methods ;-)

Thank you! Currently re-coiling all my cables...

Just personal preference - I teach left-handed people just to mirror what I do (that's me in the vid)

close - they're ratchet garden ties ties, which are even easier to reuse. I have a stack of velcro ties too, but they're a touch on the expensive side.

I've been coiling cables for over a decade and I've never seen it taught like the second method, specifically using your thumb like that. I tried it out and even with it being unfamiliar, it is a fast way to coil a cable! I wonder if it's a UK thing? I might try switching to this technique.

sorcery! :-D

Thanks, man! I practiced this with my earphones ;)

日本語では、「８の字巻き」とか呼んでいますね。とても重宝しています。 実用性と音楽業界気分の両方を楽しめますね。

Wow, thank you for this resource!

I've been doing it all wrong. Thanks for the demonstration!

I don't know why you would need to coil spaghetti, but i always coil snakes that way and it keeps them smooth and tangle free. Also keeps the wires inside from getting twisted, lengthening its life :)

i enjoy your tutorial, very detailed. The best one yet.

Check out Aperion Home Audio Link. You may need impedance/level matching but those are the trade-offs.

Nice! I am coiling cables for 20 years and couldn't get it. But I'd like to see the same trick for very long cables... like 100m. After a while the coiled cable is so big and heavy that it becomes difficult to not go "the elbow way".

@shanefiddle

6 жыл бұрын

I think for 100m I would coil it directly into a box or bag

I find it also helps to lay several cables next to each other, in a bundle. This will allow more bandwidth through, as the signal will jump from cable to cable as it travels.

I learn something new today,thanks .

Thank you so much for making this video.

I'm a bit of a tinkerer myself and tend to lubricate the innards of the cables with wd40 so it goes even smoother. I can get extra 20 megabits per second by doing this.

Excellent instruction. Thank you for making and posting this.

Absolute legend, nice one

Awesome! I'll be doing that from now on. Thanks!

Wow! Thanks! You made it look much easier!

Best Roadie Ever

my! I have been seeking this a hole life!

Usually the problem with networking cables is attenuation is caused by cables that have been mishandled or wound too tightly. The pairs of wires inside are twisted together at different rates. When a kink or tight wind is introduced to the cable, the twrist gets screwed up and your cable is more susceptible to EMI. The end effect of this is data has to get re-sent multiple times because it might not transmit properly. Coiling your ethernet cables will produce similar results due to EMI.

I make sure none of my cables run uphills so the flow of electrons isn't affected by gravity. And, when outdoors, I shield the cable connections from the wind so those little electron buggers don't get blown off their paths.

You are my hero.

My life makes sense now!!!!!!!!

My right hand is my dominant hand but I hold the coil in my right hand and feed the cable on with my left.

It's amazing how many people tie their shoes wrong! Check out the TED talk from Terry Moore on "How to tie your shoes"

Also, if your internet is sluggish, just place a small slit in the cable, enough to put a coffee stir straw, and blow through it. This will force the data packets through any bottlenecks, and your internet will start to become faster.

Instead of over/under, i alternate sides, which yields a coil that i grab the end i started with, and just pull out from the side-utterly tangle free. ☺

Makes perfect sense, in retrospect!

Well, first consider the minuscule amount of inductance that a coil that size would have, the cut off frequency for the resulting filter would be in the Megahertz range - the filtering effect of the cable inter-conductor capacitance would be far more significant. Secondly, the alternating coil direction will actually cancel out some electromagnetic interference, so benefit the recording quality. Thirdly (and most importantly), you uncoil the cable when you use it....

Nice one Ciaran......

This makes me really wanna try an coil something up

Life changing. Thank you!

It's a Rode NTG1 - (pretty good budget boom mic), but this was the first video I ever did, and when I uploaded it to KZread the audio went out of sync slightly (the original is fine). (Figured out how to stop that happening now (it was to do with the weird frame rates that the DSLR camera actually uses, as opposed to what it says it does)).

Cable (electrical cord, garden hose) coiling like a pro

I love this video... Reminds me of any Japanese technique: thorough!!! GREAT

すごく分かりやすです😄🙌

Hey, what kind of microphone did you use? The sound is nice and clear but it still sounds awkward like being displaced or something. I can't really put a finger on it. :/

Maybe now my bandmates will stop roasting me

Photo Studio essential skill!

And such soft hands ❤

@MrakS

Жыл бұрын

Waaaitt a minute! How do you know? 😉

THANK YOU!

I have a big head. Will this still work for me?

I have a kilometer of RJ59 to coil up sometime soon. I suspect this will save my sanity.

Nice. Thanks for the how to.

Люди, которые ставят "не понравилось" в таких видео, выложите свои фото куда-нибудь. Чтобы я знал как выглядят абсолютные неадекваты.

I prefer to start with the end of the cable facing away from me in my left hand, incorporating the half twist technique. smooth and fast, my best time for a 100' xlr over under is 15 seconds.