How to Coil a Cable with a Hair Dryer

Опубликовано: 26 Июль 2026
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Sometimes a cable is too long for your specific needs. Rather than deal with extra feet of dangling cables, follow these easy steps to put a coil in your cord. Like the coils that you'd find in old telephone cables, these allow you to stretch the cord to it's full length, while keeping it out of the way when you only need a little.

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