ToddGraft
27th November 2002, 04:08 AM
I forget what the industry nickname for BNC is but I found this on a christian AV site which explained the correct way to maximise your FSB.
Its very therapeutic and increases your concentration for the creative work by minimising stressed leads.
There is a specific technique for coiling cables that will ensure that they coil easily and properly and avoid tangles or damage to the cable. It also makes sure that whoever gets the cable next can uncoil it easily and quickly. It's a lot easier to do than to explain, so why not ask us to show you sometime. In the meantime, here's an attempt to describe it: Lay one end of the cable across the fingers of your non-dominant hand as if you were about to shake hands with it, connector towards your body. With your other hand form a loop about the size of a football, bringing the cable back up towards the hand holding the end BUT just before you lay the next bit of cable in your hand give it a half twist using your finger and thumb. This half twist is the key - without it the cable will want to form figure-of-eights and get in a mess. Sometimes though the cable is already twisted enough and will fall into place without the extra twist - let the cable tell you if it is happy or not. If the cable ahead of you is getting knotted up, just shake it out gently or spin it in the air. NEVER try to pull out a loop or knot as this will damage it. Bigger cables need bigger loops, and finally make sure you tape the loop with one and a half turns of PVC tape (for larger cables) or masking tape (for smaller cables). Gaffer tape or Sellotape should not be used as they are hard to break and tend to leave adhesive residue.
And for God's ache change them regularly and don't recycle them.
Its very therapeutic and increases your concentration for the creative work by minimising stressed leads.
There is a specific technique for coiling cables that will ensure that they coil easily and properly and avoid tangles or damage to the cable. It also makes sure that whoever gets the cable next can uncoil it easily and quickly. It's a lot easier to do than to explain, so why not ask us to show you sometime. In the meantime, here's an attempt to describe it: Lay one end of the cable across the fingers of your non-dominant hand as if you were about to shake hands with it, connector towards your body. With your other hand form a loop about the size of a football, bringing the cable back up towards the hand holding the end BUT just before you lay the next bit of cable in your hand give it a half twist using your finger and thumb. This half twist is the key - without it the cable will want to form figure-of-eights and get in a mess. Sometimes though the cable is already twisted enough and will fall into place without the extra twist - let the cable tell you if it is happy or not. If the cable ahead of you is getting knotted up, just shake it out gently or spin it in the air. NEVER try to pull out a loop or knot as this will damage it. Bigger cables need bigger loops, and finally make sure you tape the loop with one and a half turns of PVC tape (for larger cables) or masking tape (for smaller cables). Gaffer tape or Sellotape should not be used as they are hard to break and tend to leave adhesive residue.
And for God's ache change them regularly and don't recycle them.