bacterozoid
New Member
Does anyone know of any cheap cable retractors? I'm looking to wind up a couple feet of something like 22AWG wire onto one. It should be capable of winding itself up (with a spring or other mechanism) and locking once extracted.
The smaller the better, too. I'm aware that they do make retractable cables, and see this one here looks like a good option.
Ultra 50-Inch Retractable RJ-11 Modem Cable, 2-Pack at TigerDirect.com
However, what I need is to only extract one end. One end should be stationary and connected to another portion of my circuit, then the other end should pull out, like this:
**broken link removed**
I took one like the example from Tiger Direct and pulled it apart - there's a tight metal coil in it with a ball bearing to lock it open. I think it will work, but the movement of the fixed side of the cable has to be limited to none and I'm not quite sure how to do that.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
The smaller the better, too. I'm aware that they do make retractable cables, and see this one here looks like a good option.
Ultra 50-Inch Retractable RJ-11 Modem Cable, 2-Pack at TigerDirect.com
However, what I need is to only extract one end. One end should be stationary and connected to another portion of my circuit, then the other end should pull out, like this:
**broken link removed**
I took one like the example from Tiger Direct and pulled it apart - there's a tight metal coil in it with a ball bearing to lock it open. I think it will work, but the movement of the fixed side of the cable has to be limited to none and I'm not quite sure how to do that.
Any ideas?
Thanks!