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Old 03-30-2002, 06:50 PM
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Surely i'm not the only one this happens to. When my mum 'packs up' the PS2, she wraps the cord around the center of the controller. When i un-pack it a few minutes later, the cord is all curly and it's really annoying.
Is there a cure for this, or do i have to live with it?
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Old 03-30-2002, 07:28 PM
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Yes a very common problem but I have found if you hold the cable up as high as you can and let it "unwind" itself and then switch (do the other end). Hopefully this will cure your "curly-cord-syndome". Other than that I don't what else to suggest.
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Old 03-30-2002, 08:12 PM
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Thanks rex, i'll give that a shot as soon as i get home (at my gran's for easter lunch )
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Old 03-31-2002, 12:50 PM
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I know what you mean! Those darn cords! I be tripping over them making my whole system fall over, it's very dis.. you know what I mean!
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Old 03-31-2002, 06:24 PM
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Heres a sure fire way of that never ever happening. *If you keep the 1st controller plugged in like i do then tilt the cord over the table you have the system on and let it hang over it..towards the side. *If you are also like me then you keep the controller package. *Not the outside but the holder for the controller..the clear plastic mold of the controller. *If you wrap the controller cord around that while its in the mold youll never get the wrinkles. *It helps because thosae wrinkles put tension and could cause wires to sperate if its too tense.
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Never have this problem. One controllers always connected and when i've finished playing, i tuck it next to the PS2 (helps if PS2 is in TV cabinet) - other ones hanging on DVD shelf with cable dangling down. Its an habit i got into after i kept breaking ear/headphone and power supply cables in the past.
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I hate it when my PS2 controller cords get curly but all i do is hold the controller and run my finger and thumb down the card to straighten it out, only thing is it never goes back to how it was.
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Old 04-05-2002, 12:16 PM
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When wrapping the cord around the controller for storage DO Not wrap it tightly as this is a major cause of controller failure! The constant stress of the cord being pulled often times "loosens" the connection(s) within the controller itself.

When wrapping the cord around the controller, place your hand over the controller, and loosly wrap the cord around your hand AND the controller.....it is a little less tidy, but much safer AND helps to prevent the "curly cord" (Hmmm....I wonder if SONY will try to copyright THAT term too!)
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sony should invent a non curly cord the would be great so it wont be so anoyying uhh i hate it...
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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Lucifer @ April 06 2002,06:16)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">(Hmmm....I wonder if SONY will try to copyright THAT term too!)[/b][/quote]
Care to enlighten me on this?

I agree AJ, the guys at sony are pretty smart, surely they could figure something out!
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KiLLa, there is a simple solution to your problem...............pack the controler away yourself. *

When I pack mine away I don't at any time role it around anything, I rather try to pack it away like I got it in the box. Then again I hardly ever pack it away.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">(Hmmm....I wonder if SONY will try to copyright THAT term too!)[/b][/quote]<span style='color:955'>LOL, that would not surprize me Lu.

KiLLa, there was a post some time ago with something about SONY copyrighting something someone said but I can't seem to find it.


EDIT: - I found it, click here to read more.
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