Cables. Despite the limitations of certain wireless technologies, some users seek their absolute disappearance, or try to minimize their presence. However, a much ignored aspect is that they also require maintenance, and Tito from the channel Macho Nacho Productions decided to share his method to clean and straighten cables: a good dose of almost boiling water.
Personally, I always try to keep the cables on my equipment in sight for access and maintenance, but the price to pay is a true web of links in multiple directions. Many users try to impose order by creating special channels or using all kinds of supports to “force a route” on the cables, with different results.
However, the situation worsens when we try to store them. Chaos always wins, and there is always a cable that becomes a plate of noodles in record time. Some users use heat guns to eliminate strange curves, but Tito from the channel Macho Nacho Productions reminds us that there is another option:
Hot water to straighten cables?
That's right, instead of using a heat gun (which can end up burning the cable) or relying on sunlight (inconsistent, and turns black cables gray), Tito suggests preparing a pot of boiling water, waiting about ten minutes for its temperature to drop to 80-85 degrees, and finally submerging the cable for one minute (keeping the connectors out of the pot) Tito also reminds us that it's a good idea to clean the cable with alcohol wipes before immersion, but heat isn't enough: once out of the pot, you have to stretch the cable while it's hot and maintain tension. Other users recommend hanging the cable and tying a weight to its end.
Obviously, this is not recommended if the cable is too thin, if it has damage at any point along its length, or if it has been repaired before. But if the plan is to store them long-term, reducing their stress with a bath doesn't sound so absurd.
