Managing snakes, cables n cords.

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Managing snakes, cables n cords.

#1 Post by DJ Higgumz »

I have this snake, a little much to handle. Always takes 10 min to wrap up, has anyone came up with a solution to wrapping cords so they don't tangle with handling? Has any1 designed like a wind up cord case for large wire?
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Does googling "snake reel" answer your question?
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I have no snakes, but this has helped me tremendously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4zVGGWl ... r_embedded
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doncolga wrote:I have no snakes, but this has helped me tremendously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4zVGGWl ... r_embedded
Except snakes weigh 10X what even 12G speaker cables do, and are 2 to 4 times longer. Doing an over/under on 100' of 24-pair snake is a PITA.

Reels are the way to go. The lesser alternative is to get a snake box with casters, and do your over/under directly into the box.
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el_ingeniero wrote:Reels are the way to go.
+1. But, I have not seen any that weren't complete. IOW, buy a new snake, built-in to the reel.

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el_ingeniero wrote: Reels are the way to go. The lesser alternative is to get a snake box with casters, and do your over/under directly into the box.
Figure 8 works better in a box. Same snag-free payout, more rectangular shape, less volume required. :)
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BrentEvans wrote:[Figure 8 works better in a box. Same snag-free payout, more rectangular shape, less volume required. :)
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