Coiling an extension cord using the butterfly coil method

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Mark Bockmann

7 жыл бұрын

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@eyedealist4214 11 ай бұрын

I never thought to coil my extension cord the exact same way I coil my rope! Thanks for the beta!

@willi6880 2 жыл бұрын

Its the little things in life like a short cut to roll up a long extension cord. Thank you

@jonjonjrfrmcali 5 жыл бұрын

Great tip Thank You!

@bonanzatime 4 жыл бұрын

Best way to 'roll up' a long extension cord, that I have seen.👍👍👍👍👍 .. the only problem is I'm usually 100 feet away from the other end (and that end is plugged in) so not so 'easy' to double it up..

@aesaehttr 3 жыл бұрын

Unplug it. (or you'll be wrapping a live extension cord around yourself as a test to see which part is exposed. That's the last kind of test you may ever make.) (Electrician from Lakewood Colorado)

@_Since-1994 2 жыл бұрын

@@aesaehttr 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RamirosLab 3 жыл бұрын

Over and under is the only professional right way to do it. 100% anti-tangle. One day you will learn when you have to work with 100ft cables every day.

@dmondra2 2 жыл бұрын

This is functionally an over under loop it's just using you neck instead of your palm to make the loop and in this case the over loops and under loops are separated instead of mingled together.

@jfratis9081 2 жыл бұрын

Entertainment professional way is over-over for power cord.

@Dee_Cee227 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea for a really long cord. Thanks. Liked

@mattym893 Жыл бұрын

Just use the "over/under" method and forget wrapping a dirty ass cord around your neck. Less stress on the copper wire and no tangles.

@teenablakley2557 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly, if I'm helping hubby clean up I'm not putting that dirty thing on my neck or clean clothes

@dirtywashedupsparkle Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, but no, this isn't a good way. Maybe by doing it over your neck you're effectively doing a figure-8 method that also works for hoses, and if you tied up the middle with a velcro or wire tie that would be fine, but the length of that is too big and long. The biggest issue is when you tie it up at the end like it was a rope; that tie-up at the end will damage the copper inside the cord. Doing the over-under loop would work better as with sound cables and leads, and an over-over coil is still okay if the cable is quite thick, but with this thickness you will have to deal with potential knots if you're not careful.

@shortfuse43 3 жыл бұрын

NOT going to have to retrieve both ends, then wrap a dirty cord around my neck. Not an easy method, sorry.

@ZillaZarate Жыл бұрын

Shut yo crybaby ass up .. u will if I make u

@k9er233 Жыл бұрын

Looks like a great way to pick up all the ants and other crawlies up on your neck and into your hair as well. Over complicated as well. No Thanks. The mountaineers coil has worked well for me for decades. Fast, simple, clean. No tangles. No need to reinvent the wheel.

@bernhardschwarz4302 Жыл бұрын

Das macht man mit einen Seil/Tau,aber nicht mit einen Stromkabel !

@antoniotuvo1280 3 жыл бұрын

Method used by climbers

@jfratis9081 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a climbing line it has copper inside.

@markbockmann2073 2 жыл бұрын

True. And?

@jfratis9081 2 жыл бұрын

@@markbockmann2073 You don't put tight loops in copper and you don't knot it. There is a reason why the movie industry standard is over-over clockwise with a rope tie off.

@markbockmann2073 2 жыл бұрын

@@jfratis9081 within bend radius spec. Just look at the bend radius of the cable when you buy it.