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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: TopreFan333 on Tue, 24 February 2015, 16:54:15
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My old Apple Extended Keyboard II has a really great long coiled cord. Would love an equivalent for a USB mini connection. Anybody have any faves?
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Check out zealpc.net for some very nice coiled usb cables. :) I highly recommend his work, love the cables I have from him, and he gets them to you ASAP.
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Check out zealpc.net for some very nice coiled usb cables. :) I highly recommend his work, love the cables I have from him, and he gets them to you ASAP.
awesome, thanks!
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if you're in the US, support mimic-cables.com
GHer tjcaustin's company. isn't only limited to usb cables either. good dude
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Check out zealpc.net for some very nice coiled usb cables. :) I highly recommend his work, love the cables I have from him, and he gets them to you ASAP.
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Check out zealpc.net for some very nice coiled usb cables. :) I highly recommend his work, love the cables I have from him, and he gets them to you ASAP.
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-1 :))
just kidding Zealpc is great :thumb:
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Check out zealpc.net for some very nice coiled usb cables. :) I highly recommend his work, love the cables I have from him, and he gets them to you ASAP.
yap
i got like 5-6 cables in colors and designs no one else was stocking...maybe more.
great stuff every time.
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Check out zealpc.net for some very nice coiled usb cables. :) I highly recommend his work, love the cables I have from him, and he gets them to you ASAP.
+1 on this, his coils look great.
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Zeal for Canada, TJ for the USA and Pexon for the UK :thumb:
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got some headphone cables from mimic. He's always done stellar work. :thumb:
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Zeal all the way, dude does incredible work.
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Got a few Pexon PCs cables, they are great
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Got a few Pexon PCs cables, they are great
+1 pexon's are cool.
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What does the "Coils are for cosmetic purpose ONLY" (zealpc.net) mean?
Are they not "springy" like coiled cables found ie. on headphones? >.>
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I have never seen Pexon's cables, I am sure they are great. I have been a customer of ZealPC, and he makes really nice cords with many colors and options.. along with being a super nice guy. So I would check him out for sure.
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What does the "Coils are for cosmetic purpose ONLY" (zealpc.net) mean?
Are they not "springy" like coiled cables found ie. on headphones? >.>
Correct, they are still springy, however, just not quite so spring as a factory coil.
Zeal's cables are hand coiled. When a factory coils cables on a product the wire is actually formed in a coiled shape.
Whereas zeal takes straight cable, tightens it around a core, and uses heat to form the wire. [my rough knowledge of the process]
I have two coils that have been in and out of use for about a year, and are currently hanging from a hook on the wall behind my computer,
neither coil I purchased from zeal has lost its shape. The last few coils on one end are a bit looser than the rest;
however, even my strict tastes aren't offended. If you want a coil to sometimes stretch out while you pull your peripheral, zeals coils are fine.
If you want a coil to stretch out for extended periods of use, they'll likely lose their shape quicker than you expected. However, a factory coil, if expanded for hours at a time, will also lose shape.
THESE ARE MY OFFICIAL NOTES ON COILED CABLES.
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
You probably couldn't sleeve coiled wire, even if you could buy it. And you couldn't have any straight ends.
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I have a coiled Pexon cable, and the coils are nice, and I have a mimic cable on the way with a coil in it, so I will be able to compare the two. I will have to a Zeal cable next. An excuse to get another board is to test out the zeal cables.
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
You probably couldn't sleeve coiled wire, even if you could buy it. And you couldn't have any straight ends.
I care more about the coil really. Don't even really want fancy sleeves. My ideal would be the quality and consistency of a thick glossy old phone handset cable.
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
You probably couldn't sleeve coiled wire, even if you could buy it. And you couldn't have any straight ends.
I care more about the coil really. Don't even really want fancy sleeves. My ideal would be the quality and consistency of a thick glossy old phone handset cable.
+1
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
You probably couldn't sleeve coiled wire, even if you could buy it. And you couldn't have any straight ends.
I care more about the coil really. Don't even really want fancy sleeves. My ideal would be the quality and consistency of a thick glossy old phone handset cable.
I can source something like that if you were ok with black in 5 ft increments.
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
You probably couldn't sleeve coiled wire, even if you could buy it. And you couldn't have any straight ends.
I care more about the coil really. Don't even really want fancy sleeves. My ideal would be the quality and consistency of a thick glossy old phone handset cable.
I can source something like that if you were ok with black in 5 ft increments.
Yes, please! :)
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I can source something like that if you were ok with black in 5 ft increments.
sounds interesting! when you say 5 feet, would that be the coiled length?
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Thanks for the info!
Now I wonder if the reason for handcoiling is the lack of a good source for coiled wire...
You probably couldn't sleeve coiled wire, even if you could buy it. And you couldn't have any straight ends.
I care more about the coil really. Don't even really want fancy sleeves. My ideal would be the quality and consistency of a thick glossy old phone handset cable.
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Sounds like you both want a lindy cable.
http://www.amazon.com/Lindy-Coiled-Cable-Transparent-31925/dp/B003BMS5LK
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Sounds like you both want a lindy cable.
http://www.amazon.com/Lindy-Coiled-Cable-Transparent-31925/dp/B003BMS5LK
looks a little short -- I guess the "2m" is if you stretched it all out?
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yup, i own that lindy 2m.. its about a foot coiled, if that.
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yup, i own that lindy 2m.. its about a foot coiled, if that.
Yep, got one too. Pretty decent little cable for the price.
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I can source something like that if you were ok with black in 5 ft increments.
sounds interesting! when you say 5 feet, would that be the coiled length?
I forgot about lindy, that's a good option, too.
Something like this, I'd be buying pre-coiled raw cable in a specified length and then putting requested ends on it. From what I can tell from the site I'm getting them from, the length is the extended length, but I can get a 5ft coil, too. It's just going to be tremendously expensive.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spiral-Coiled-USB-A-male-M-to-Mini-USB-B-5Pin-Male-adapter-adaptor-Cable-3M-10FT-/290643225569
5ft black coil for $2