Cable Routing help

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Jaykuai

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hey guys i was doing wiring for the lan spot at my house but i have a problem...

The cable as i took it out of the box that i comes (im using belden cable (BeldenCDT?)) it all goes round like how it was inside the box, and when i try to strech it and hold like 5 cables together al stretched they go all funky again..

im losing my mind.. i have tried a lot of stuff but i can get them to keep straight..

is there any procedure that i am missing? :confused:
 
roll it in the opposite direction from which it is kinked. Then twist tie it up so it stays and leave it like that for a bit, unroll it, and it should be much straighter.
 
yes i have where to attach it.. but it keeps getting like loosen between attachings..

also i got a LOT of cable already out.. i have been trying to roll again and deroll but im getting more swirls..

aah this is frustrating.. and i thought it would be easy..

i have like 7 foot of cable that needs to be routed under floor by a PVC 4" duct and the cable is doing spirals inside of it... :(


EDIT: after getting the cable out of the box, how would be the best way to roll it to the other side, hands by, with a circular shaped thing or what else?
 
Buy a snake. You should also be using a pull string if it's that bad. Snake from the other side of the pvc with a few pull strings attached.
 
i have it out on the 2 sides.. but it did a lot of spirals inside the PVC, looking afterwards, when i want to get more cable there is gonna be impossible...
 
haha no.. 17 cables there..

its still too much, but i had the 4" duct laying around..

EDIT: i think i will take everything out and try to straight it with i dont know what.. a heat gun :eek:
 
Jaykuai said:
haha no.. 17 cables there..

its still too much, but i had the 4" duct laying around..

EDIT: i think i will take everything out and try to straight it with i dont know what.. a heat gun :eek:
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Yeah, get it straight than it should be fine
 
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