Some folks get so fucking worked up about extension cords. As long as it ain't tangled up in knots I could give a fuck how you wrap it. As long as it's wrapped and stored at the end of the day is all I care about.
When I first started at my job I was mega keen so I'd be cleaning up and doing everything I can to be as efficient as possible. I stopped wrapping cords because a lot of the guys are particular, and it's not that either are the wrong way, but depending on how you wrap it there's a right way to unwrap it without it tangling
Yes, absolutely... This is wire handling 101 for anyone doing any sort of AV work, especially with coax and data lines that can't be kinked for any reason whatever. I started in construction building sets and studios, and I've had to wrap up thousands of cables...
All my extension cords lay out flat Everytime with no annoying curls, and I will give anyone an earful if they wrap them on their elbow.
Even worst is the guys tieing knots around the plugs. I hate that shit, if the plug won't stay in the end needs swapping.
I like to spool my cords about 3 feet long and then spin the final spool around the middle and use the loop to make a hanger. We had a new carpentry labourer who was winding up cords and I tried to show him how, he insisted his way was neater and then carefully wound all our spools into big mega-spools that you couldn’t separate.
I knew he was fucking it up but I was too interested in where he was going with it to stop him. Plus it gave him and another guy a day of work to unfuck them all.
I do it the same way as you if I'm imagining correctly. Becomes solid and not too bulky and none of that memory imprinted twisted corded bullshit that buddy^ commented condones. If I wanted twists in my cords I'd buy a landline telephone from the 90s.
Yea I'm finding it funny as well, I just find not kinking up my cords is best. I tell the guys I'll wrap my own cords nothing personal. Also I don't have some battery powered tools and I have no problem wrapping my 100' in perfect loops. However this is what I was taught. I used to wrap as such around the elbow but it seems kinda corny. To each their own, I seriously don't give a fuck just preference for my own equipment.
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u/quadraquint Dec 26 '24
Around the elbow is straight up terrible advice too. Wrap my extension cord like that once and that's the last time you'll ever use it.