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<blockquote data-quote="W. Mark Hellinger" data-source="post: 32322" data-attributes="member: 692">Re: Snake problemsSnakes should generally be coiled in either an &quot;under-over&quot; or &quot;figure-8&quot; manner... or rolled up on a reel.&nbsp; How ever you do it, the end result should be that when the snake is laid out, there are no twists in it.&nbsp; With EWI snakes (and probably most snakes), the labeling on the outer jacket should be straight down the jacket.&nbsp; If it isn&#039;t, then there&#039;s twists in the snake.I&#039;d say that two most likely issues that kill snakes are twists and getting driven over.&nbsp; Having said that... if keeping twists out of your snake is difficult: There are snakes out there which are constructed with trunks that (IME) are more difficult to twist than the EWI snakes (WW blue and that tough grey Belden snake cable are a couple of examples).&nbsp; The EWI snakes are fairly susceptible to twisting, but on the other hand, the EWI snakes are constructed with the intent of being fairly flexible, i.e.: coil and lay arguably easier over a wider range of temperatures than a snake that&#039;s more difficult to twist.&nbsp;This twisting issue can be serious and is part of the reason why I promote the use of reel snakes for those who are using longer snakes and the over-under or figure 8 thing just doesn’t seem to materialize, since with a reel snake, typically the snake comes off the reel straight, and goes back on the reel straight, even though, admittedly, a reel snake does have other potential issues (snakes getting reeled on too tight, more stuff that can get broken, etc…)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="W. Mark Hellinger, post: 32322, member: 692"] Re: Snake problems [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]Snakes should generally be coiled in either an "under-over" or "figure-8" manner... or rolled up on a reel. How ever you do it, the end result should be that when the snake is laid out, there are no twists in it. With EWI snakes (and probably most snakes), the labeling on the outer jacket should be straight down the jacket. If it isn't, then there's twists in the snake. I'd say that two most likely issues that kill snakes are twists and getting driven over. Having said that... if keeping twists out of your snake is difficult: There are snakes out there which are constructed with trunks that (IME) are more difficult to twist than the EWI snakes (WW blue and that tough grey Belden snake cable are a couple of examples). The EWI snakes are fairly susceptible to twisting, but on the other hand, the EWI snakes are constructed with the intent of being fairly flexible, i.e.: coil and lay arguably easier over a wider range of temperatures than a snake that's more difficult to twist.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]This twisting issue can be serious and is part of the reason why I promote the use of reel snakes for those who are using longer snakes and the over-under or figure 8 thing just doesn’t seem to materialize, since with a reel snake, typically the snake comes off the reel straight, and goes back on the reel straight, even though, admittedly, a reel snake does have other potential issues (snakes getting reeled on too tight, more stuff that can get broken, etc…)[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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