They loosen up in time, but because of the wires, may not completely uncoil. Lamp cord (electrical extension wire) is generally not as tightly packed internally and can flex quite a bit more than ethernet cable can.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 5:58 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > The Wisdom of the List has been summoned! > > I'm trying to find a cat 5e or 6 ethernet cable of nominally 30 metres > in length (but could be anywhere 20 to 50m) of the kind that is 'all > weather' or 'outdoors' type. I have bought several already but these > typically are meant for a permanent installation and although well- > sheathed and 'heavy duty' they all suffer from a 'lightness' and as soon > as you unwind them, they bounce around refusing to give up their 'coily' > state. > > If you think in terms of a reel of electrical extension cable, when you > pull it off the reel it generally straightens out and assumes a mostly > 'floppy' state. With the ethernet cables I have, they won't do this and > resemble an unwound spring! > > Can anyone recommend any type of cat 5e or 6 ethernet cable that will > not remain 'springy' and instead act as 'floppy' in an unwound state? > > Any advice gratefully received. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- My Year38 365 project http://year38.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
