What's the best way to twist servo wire?

[tekrunner]

Hello again,
I created a thread awhile ago on if twisting servo wire to reduce rf interference was a good idea. Thanks for all the replies.
So now I'm twisting servo wire by hand and quickly got irritated by it. Anyone have a faster way of doing this? I was thinking of tying one end to something sturdy and attaching the other end to a drill and making a bunch at once. Any of you guys tried this or have any recommendations on making a bunch of good twisted servo wire?

Thanks,
tekrunner

[rblilja]

I would look at rope manufacturing for inspiration. I think the basic concept is a rotating disc with the rope components attached to it..

[Magician]

I've always just clamped one end of the wires to be twisted in a vise and chuck the other ends up in a variable speed electric drill. Go slow and walk toward the vise as you twist the wire bundle since the wire will get shorter as it is twisted together. This makes for tight twists that hold really well.

[small_rcer]

It is useful to twist the individual wires the opposite direction of the main twist.

A 'ropewalk' where wire or conventional rope is made has bobbins where the individual wires are held. They spin the opposite direction of the main twist.

You can make one.

Here is a link to someone who has made one just to twist servo and other model wires together.

http://grenadeindoor.modelisme.com/cableuse.htm

Google will translate.

Jim H

[John O'Sullivan]

How many thousand servo leads could you hand twist in the time taken to make that fancy winder?
John

[Connexxion]

Probably many thousands!

I did yesterday 4 servo's by hand and it took no longer than 5 minutes per servo!

Remove the pins out of the plug,split the wire in three and twist slowly by hand.

Put the pins back in place and voila!

[builder]

I do it exactly the same way as magician. Takes about 2 minutes to do 6 feet of wire. I do this every time I need a long lead to use in a glider wing, it dampens noise enough that no chokes are needed.

[smh20502]

Ok, so you have taken care of the rf that the wires can pick up...What about the components. Are any of you shielding them as well?

[builder]

Yes, shield components if they can put out RF interference. But this should be it's own thread.