Donovan Henneberg-Verity Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 So I am making some new camera power cords for myself and I was thinking it would be really nice to have have coiled / pigtail / stretchable cable for these. I can't seem to find any raw cable like this for sale though. So I am looking for raw cable like this: that have has similar characteristics to something like Canare Two-Conductor Cable (http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=57) or Canare Star Quad (http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=53). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted December 27, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I bought a couple of the "Amazon Basics" coiled audio cables, and soldered the proper connectors on. Works great. Buy a stereo cable, so that you can use the shielding as neutral and tie the two leads together as your positive. It'll be comparable to a ~20AWG power cable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted December 27, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 You might also look for coiled instrument cable on musiciansfriend.com; just be mindful of the cable OD diameter, and the overall flexibility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovan Henneberg-Verity Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 You might also look for coiled instrument cable on musiciansfriend.com; just be mindful of the cable OD diameter, and the overall flexibility. I bought a couple of the "Amazon Basics" coiled audio cables, and soldered the proper connectors on. Works great. Buy a stereo cable, so that you can use the shielding as neutral and tie the two leads together as your positive. It'll be comparable to a ~20AWG power cable. Thanks for the advice Alan, I'll check those out! It just seems odd that I can't find and buy "spools" of coiled cable anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted December 27, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Thanks for the advice Alan, I'll check those out! It just seems odd that I can't find and buy "spools" of coiled cable anywhere. I guess it's just not practical to make spools of coiled cable. Even the "bulk"coiled cable that Markertek sells is more expensive than cutting a consumer cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jarrett P. Morgan Posted December 27, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I used Belden 8601 when I do coiled camera power cables. It is 18 AWG 2 conductor coiled. The length they sell it in is enough for two cables of good length.Has worked perfectly in the past for me.Just my 2 Cent.Also: welcome to the forum Donovan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted December 27, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I used Belden 8601 when I do coiled camera power cables. It is 18 AWG 2 conductor coiled. The length they sell it in is enough for two cables of good length. Has worked perfectly in the past for me. Just my 2 Cent. Also: welcome to the forum Donovan! What supplier do you use? I did a quick search, and I'm seeing ~$30 per one foot coil (retracted length). Does that sounds about right to you, or do you have a better source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jarrett P. Morgan Posted December 28, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I used Belden 8601 when I do coiled camera power cables. It is 18 AWG 2 conductor coiled. The length they sell it in is enough for two cables of good length. Has worked perfectly in the past for me. Just my 2 Cent. Also: welcome to the forum Donovan! What supplier do you use? I did a quick search, and I'm seeing ~$30 per one foot coil (retracted length). Does that sounds about right to you, or do you have a better source? Yikes. No, I did not pay that much. I have only made a couple of coiled cables for people, so I have actually only bought them once, and it was a lot of 4 of them for something like $48 new on eBay. I may have just gotten lucky though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovan Henneberg-Verity Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I used Belden 8601 when I do coiled camera power cables. It is 18 AWG 2 conductor coiled. The length they sell it in is enough for two cables of good length. Has worked perfectly in the past for me. Just my 2 Cent. Also: welcome to the forum Donovan! Haha totally just noticed that this was you Jarrett. I'll check out the Belden cable also, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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