Untangaling my phone cord super fast

15Apr/087

Untangaling my phone cord super fast

Your looking at that spiraled phone cord that has all of those loops (or extra twists,.. not sure what to call them) and its just making your phone look really messy, and your thinking "there has got to be a way to get all of these out faster than just letting gravity do the trick". These loops are taking up valuable stretching lengths! Also, they start to grow in numbers each time they appear. Here is one of mine:

So you might be asking "how do I fix these things!?"

First, the legal clause part:

I full admit that there is possibly a better way to do this, and I am not going to buy you a new phone cord if you ruin it. I have not ruined mine.

my solution

which does involve unhooking only one side, without any "hanging", "gravity-will-fix-it", and its quick to complete

Here is the basic outline:

detach one side of the phone cord (best to start with end closest to the extra twist)
take the jack and feed it in to all of its loops
keep feeding through until you get to the extra twist that does not belong
now get firm hold of the jack side in one hand
get firm hold of the extra loop in other hand
pull until its flat

Here are some visual pictures for better explanation:

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Beth
July 9th, 2009 - 07:09

Hurray! It Worked! Woo hoo! Thank you so much!

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lou Juliana
April 26th, 2009 - 11:36

You got it! I thought there was another way, similar to an old bar trick where you hold 2 ends of a rope a certail way and when you pull it apart, there is a knot; without ever letting go of the rope. Anyway, your method definately works. I spent a good amount of time trying to get it to work different other ways. Kind of like a Chinese puzzle. The other web sites didn't help and the Utube one with the kid was a waste of time it's amusing because he doesn't have a clue what he's doing. Thanks

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- aaron
  May 31st, 2009 - 23:33
  
  Your welcome lou Juliana,
  
  And thanks for your comment! I agree it is like a Chinese puzzle. Also happy to know that my solution helped you out =)
  
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aaron
April 7th, 2009 - 09:01

Jay,

Thank you for your response!

aaron

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Jay Osborne
April 6th, 2009 - 04:41

Worked like a charm! You da man.

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aaron
May 2nd, 2008 - 00:18

John,

That is an excellent method for trying to repair a mangled cord! It sounds like you have done this before. I will be sure to try this when I encounter a cord that needs it. Thanks for the great information about the wires being re aligned too

cheers!

aaron

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john
May 1st, 2008 - 18:32

I think this will work for simple twists but a cord that has been mangled for years needs to be wrapped around a 3/8" wood dowel of wood or steel (think drill bit). Starting at one end wrap the cord around the dowel keeping the inside flat surface of the cord flat around the the dowel and the other end loose to be able to flip and flap. The kinks are caused by the four wires inside the outside covering twisting inside and this will give the inside wires a chance to re align. The four very thin wires inside the outside covering themselves are covered in plastic which shifts and needs to be re-aligned also. The cord can be "massaged" over the crooked parts to allow the wires to move inside and return to a more normal state. It's an act of love.

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