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From: Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: Do they make 10 foot USB cords with arrows on the outside?
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:32:27 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:24:39 -0400, Alan Browne wrote:

> On 2024-04-24 15:56, Jan K. wrote:
>> I bought a set of six 10-foot braided cords for both the iPhone and for the
>> Android phone (lightning & usb-c) and they work great except when they're
>> coiled up among stuff.
>> 
>> Then I'm always pulling on the cord to find out which is the end that is
>> USB-A and which is the lightning or USB-C end.
>> 
>> Do they make 10-foot cords with little arrows braided into the jacket?
> 
> Use a marker or electrical tape or something to colour code the ends of 
> the cables.

I don't think the ends are the problem. As I read it, one is posed with
the problem of having the middle of the cable at hand and neither end
in sight. So which way to go on the cable to find the end you need? Therefore
the labels need to be all along the length of the cable.