How To Wrap Cables | Over / Under Technique

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Back to basics! In this video we provide a quick tutorial on how to wrap cable using the over/under method. This is the proper way to wrap microphone cables, lighting cables, network cables, and video cables.

This isn’t just a technique for microphone cables, it applies to almost any cable you’ll ever handle in your life. XLR cables, dmx cables, electrical cables, ethernet / network cables, and BNC cables all benefit from being wrapped and coiled correctly. Basically, if you’re wrapping cable at an event, you should be using this technique.

The “over-under” mic cable coiling technique is the best way to extend the life of your microphone cables and keep you employed in the event industry.

The over-under technique helps relieve stress on cables, makes them easy to unwind, and everyone who uses the cables after you will expect it to be wrapped in this manner.

In order to wrap the cable correctly:

1 - Twist the cable in one direction to make the first coil
2 - Put a twist in the cable to receive the pressure from the twist that you did on step one.
3 - Repeat steps 1 & 2 until you’re finished
4 -Use velcro or electrical tape to secure the cable coil from un wrapping.

When you wrap your cable (XLR, DMX, SDI, etc.) it’s important to try and work from side to side on the coil. When you’re done, you should be able to pull cable from either side of your coil while leaving the rest of the cable in your palm.

It will take some time to get used to this new technique if you haven’t done it before, but before long you’ll be an old pro. Once you’re up to speed, you should be able to wrap a microphone cable properly as fast as you can walk.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:45 How to correctly wrap a cable
1:39 Unraveling straight
4:37 Final thoughts


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