I am using a fairly large ethernet cable when I want a Ethernet connection from my router to my laptop. I have a 3 story house so a permanent in-wall connection is not possible (my room is on the top floor). I can’t have it laying around always constantly so I use it when I need it (for playing games & such) then I put it in my cupboard

The thing is it gets tangled up. It takes me about 5 minutes to untangle it everytime. Is there a good way of storing it? Like those circular cable winder extension boards where you can roll the wire up when you’re done with it and taking it out is also simple?

  • lagunajim1@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    The trick with cable (I used to be a sound engineer) is that they have a natural turn to them.

    So you want to coil it up, but for every loop you turn the cable slightly in the direction it wants to turn itself.

    This way you end up with a neat, flat, coil that is not fighting against itself.

    Practice a couple of times and you’ll have it down. Applies to all types of cable.

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      1 year ago

      Good old over under technique! Works with everything, done right you can literally throw a cable across the room and it will unwind itself perfectly. Highly recommended for headphones as well.

      Another tip on top of this stellar one! If the cable is giving you problems, i.e. it’s “natural” shape is all kinked, you can leave it out in the sun for a little while. Straighten it out from there and then you can coil it freely. The heat helps you reset that natural shape.

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      1 year ago

      I used to do live events and I’m so happy to see this answer. It kills me when I see someone coiling up cable around their forearm.

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    1 year ago

    Permanent in-wall connections are rarely impossible. It’s just a matter of how motivated you are to achieve the best solution for performance, reliability, convenience and safety. (Stringing it loosely up a flight of stairs? Holy trip hazard.)

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      1 year ago

      The safety stuff is absolutely true but I have a thick brick cement wall house. To get the wires in-walled you’d have to dig holes and scrape into the walls. It takes a lot of money & time.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a brick/cement house with thick walls. To do permanent wired connection I’d have to scrape and dig holes in the walls throughout. It will cost a lot to do that + plastering/paint costs later for just a port.

      It’s something I can only think of when house wide renovation is taking place.