tidying up the power lead

Hi folks
Having just invested in a Tom Tom one v3 I see the power cord is not coiled.
Since this only has to be (in my car) some 6 inches long, I wondered if
anyone could suggets a means of coiling the lead. I've tried wrapping the
lead around a wooden 'former', but when slidin gout he former, the coils
disappear. I don't really want to use something like black cotton to hold
the coils together unless there's no alternative.

Suggestions much welcomed.

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Q wrote:

How about buying some coiled cable tidy (helical conduit, if you like) and
wrapping it around the zig-zagged cable? Similar result...

Mike.
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Coiled leads are satan's spawn! They just make the lead unwieldy and
un-cooperative, which in a car can be a real pain in the rear so most
car leads these days seem to be straight. Thankfully ;-)

Best thing to do is get the thing set up the way you want it and see
if there's a place along the cable run where you can stow the
additional cable, then just loop the cable around two fingers in the
right place to allow you to stow it in that place, then tie it with
cable ties. Making a cable coiled isn't really worthwhile as it sags
out straight gradually, especially in a warm environment like a car in
the summer. Also it might be possible to coil it around the
windscreen mount if you have such a thing.

It's also often possible to push thin cable into trim seams, car trim
often has enough give to open slightly and get something in there and
it closes up after it, even on a modern car.

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