What [short] coiled cable do you like for playing at your desk?

CodePoet

CodePoet

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I have my Axe-Fx III on top of my desk right next to me. I like using a short coiled cable into it - it's probably 18" coiled, 10'-ish stretched - to keep the cable off the floor. Need to source a backup and/or upgraded one. Are there any similar short high-quality coiled cables you like to use for desktop jamming? Most pre-made coiled cables seem to be of the long variety. Or any raw coiled cables that could be built? Thanks for any help!
 
There aren't a lot of coiled cable manufacturers out there. Maybe contact Lava and see if they'll do a shorter-than-20' cable for you? Remember, the lengths are uncoiled lengths that are quoted on the packaging. So coiled, they'll be considerable shorter, right?
 
iaresee said:
There aren't a lot of coiled cable manufacturers out there. Maybe contact Lava and see if they'll do a shorter-than-20' cable for you? Remember, the lengths are uncoiled lengths that are quoted on the packaging. So coiled, they'll be considerable shorter, right?
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Yes, coiled they're much shorter. Was thinking about cutting and re-soldering but I guess it’d be best done by cutting a section out and joining it in the middle of the coiled section since there are straight sections leading to each plug. Not sure how good I could pull that off :). Anyway, a minor problem indeed.
 
Coiled cables are made straight then wound around a mandrel and heated and cooled to fix the coiled shape. You can usually heat part of the cable slowly with a heat gun or hair dryer to soften it and straighten it back out as needed. You might want to wrap a cool wet towel around the coiled part you don't want to straighten to act as a heat sink while you do the reheating.
 
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