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What is a good brand and where to get them. Not the ones that after a week or so they wind up so tight that when you left the handset it drags the phone off the desk and into the floor. You know the ones.

Thanks,

Hmm Not sure, all of the ones that I use wind up, i have tried several brands.

However, the little plastic un-winding tools that attach to the reciever work really well for me.

https://www.shop.com/op/~S60165_CORD_UNTANGLER_34814756-prod-38052270-50601475?sourceid=298

They cause static after a month or so also.

Darn, sorry can't help ya out.

Mike:

Adirondack Wire & Cable makes good ones. Lynn Electronics also makes very good cords. ICC is a strong contender and I have resorted to using them since nearly every supplier carries them. None of them are inexpensive as compared to the cheap stuff. Be prepared to spend a bit more for the quality.

Mike:

Adirondack Wire & Cable makes good ones. Lynn Electronics also makes very good cords. ICC is a strong contender and I have standardized in using them since nearly every supplier carries them. None of these brands are inexpensive as compared to the cheap stuff. Be prepared to spend a bit more for the quality.

It doesn't make sense to cut corners on what is perhaps the most heavily-used part of any telephone system. I used to spend $6.00 a piece for AT&T's "tuff cords" when they were available. I have never seen one fail. They are still out there, but not the same quality since manufacture was shipped off-shore.

I have tried the ICC's but seems like they to wind up after a few months.

ICC is good. The others are good if Ed says so.

If you see a cord that is wound very tight, try to convince the customer to move the phone to the other side of the desk. The cord usually gets tangled when a right handed person has the phone on their right side (or vice versa). They answer the phone with their right hand, then move it to their left hand so they can write. Then it goes back to the right hand to be hung up. Twist-stops are always a problem sooner or later.

NEWSFLASH - It's not the cords fault. Show them how to untangle it daily and they will be fine. Believe it or not, some people don't know you can untangle a cord very easily. Not untangling a cord is the source of the trouble. Or you could offer those steel braid pay phone cords.
Mark

Ed beat me to it, Adirondack or Lynn. I have a sample board from Adirondack (from many years ago) with probably more than a dozen actual samples of colors and finishes (shiny, matt, etc).

-Hal