Continuous self-neutralizing strander

A method for generating a self neutralized multi-strand cable, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first strand disposed along a central rotational axis;
• spacing at least one pay-off assembly away from the central rotational axis, and rotating each said pay-off assembly about the central rotational axis, each said pay-off assembly including a product reel for paying off a strand to be wound about the first strand;
• spinning each product reel about its reel axis to pay off a conductor strand from each said product reel in a radial direction toward the central rotational axis;
• and
• revolving each said product reel, about a radial axis which is orthogonal to the reel axis and orthogonal to the central axis, wherein each reel is revolved once for each rotation of its respective pay-off assembly about the central rotational axis, and wherein said payed-off strand is wound about the central rotational axis and about the first strand without a backtwist.

A method for stranding a multi-strand cable, comprising the steps of:

• radially spacing from a common rotational axis at least one pay-off station for rotation about the common rotational axis, each said pay-off station including a rotatable product reel support member and a product reel supported by said product reel support member for paying-off a strand, each said product reel being arranged to spin about a respective reel axis that is perpendicular to and offset from a product pay-off line that intersects the common rotational axis;
• rotating each said pay-off station about the common rotational axis;
• driving each said product reel support member to rotate each said product reel support member about an axis disposed along said product pay-off line;
• and
• paying off a strand from each said product reel, and feeding each said strand in an inward direction along said product pay-off line to a respective guide member, against said guide member to change the feed direction, and then along said common rotational axis.