Re: Coiled (Rectractile) Coax

In article <g6s6t3$t0u$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "N Cook" <diverse8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Try making your own, It has to have a relatively thick sleeving for it to
work but have a go on a scrap piece or 2

To make coiled extending cable,where off the shelf multicore coiled flex is
not available
This method will work on relatively thick sleeved cable i.e mains rather
than
signal. Find some wooden dowel of the intended internal diameter of the
coiled cable. Nail one end of the plain cable to the dowel,fix the other
end of the cable in a vice; twist the dowel until the cable "upsets". Roll
the cable onto the dowel in the sense that contracts the helix on the
dowel,nail the end that was in the vice. Now while turning the dowel heat
with a hot air gun to the point where the sleeving is about to melt,allow to
cool. Someone told me using a pan of boiling water as the heat source does
the same job but I've not tried it but it would give even heating.

Other hints and tips off the URL below

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Thanks for the detailed response! Sincerely,

John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20375-5337
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