Charger Cable Protector

I have been using these cable protectors for quite a few years now, and I’ve never had any problem with them. I was reading some of the reviews that indicated they were sliding on the cord — not staying in place and even wearing down or disintegrating because of it. I’ve never had either happen. In regards to the issue, slipping or sliding on the cord, I think they’ve been instructing people incorrectly about how to install them. So here’s a little spiral coil protector 101. You don’t seat them on the cord itself. You seat them so the top sits around the little nipple connector between the cable and the USB segment itself. I’ve included photos — the first two show what you might call the “back side” of the cable with the connector installed. The gap you see is normal once you’ve installed it, then you wrap the remaining part of the connector around the cable itself. The last photo shows how it looks from the “front.” If you don’t do this, you’re not actually protecting your cable at its weakest point. You do this and you also won’t have the protector “sliding” up and down your cable, which would defeat the entire purpose of putting it on at all. I’ve used the silly little “animal” protectors that may be cute but actually cause an abrupt end at their butt…much like the little nipple section of your USB cable as it comes. And that’s the weakest point where you end up with another hard-bend point only further down on your cable. These coils don’t do that. Installing these coils correctly, however, is much the same as you would place the enlarged “mouths” of those little animal protectors — OVER the connecting nipple from where the USB meets the cable. Maybe too much information, but I hate to see people write bad reviews about a great little product because they aren’t using it correctly. Anyway, I’m happy…and if you use them the way they are intended to work, you will be, too.

I had been using cut straws and twister wire to make my own cable savers for years until my brother told me he uses this item. I went online and found them on Amazon (of course!) and thought I would take a chance and order the 120 pack. The bigger pack was a better value than the smaller ones. The item arrived in just a couple days and I used 118 of them on the very first day! I never realized I had so many devices that had cables and would surely benefit from this handy little item. They are very easy to install too. I even reordered another 120 pack! Also, to my surprise, both packages had exactly 120 of them inside. 5-Stars!