Providing length equalization

A method for providing length equalization, the method comprising:

• paying off a plurality of conductors from a plurality of pay-off devices respectively corresponding to the plurality of conductors to form a cable, the plurality of conductors comprising at least three conductors;
• winding the plurality of conductors comprising the cable onto a take-up device;
• and
• rotating a guide device to cause the plurality of conductors to have substantially a same length after the cable has been wound onto the take-up device, the guide device being disposed between the take-up device and the plurality of pay-off devices, the guide device having holes respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of conductors, each of the plurality of conductors passing through a respective hole in the guide device
• wherein rotating the guide device comprises rotating the guide device in a first direction from an initial position a first distance, then rotating the guide device in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction back to through the initial position a second distance from the initial position,
• wherein rotating the guide device comprises rotating the guide device wherein the first distance is less than 360 degrees and the second distance is less than 360 degrees.

A system for providing length equalization, the system comprising:

• a guide device having holes respectively corresponding to each of a plurality of conductors;
• a servo motor operatively connected to the guide device;
• a memory having stored thereon a program;
• and
• a processor in electrical communication with the servo motor and the memory, the processor, upon execution of the program, being configured to:
• rotate, a first angular distance from an initial position, the guide device to cause the plurality of conductors to have substantially a same length after a cable, formed by the plurality of conductors, has been wound onto a take-up device,
• rotate, a second angular distance, the guide device, the second angular distance being opposite the first angular distance, and
• rotate the guide device the first angular distance and the second angular distance with an angular velocity described by the following equation, V(t)=Z cos(Sπt/60d);
• wherein, S=line speed at which the cable is moving, d=distance on the cable between reversals, N=# of twists of the guide device, t=time (s), and Z=speed coefficient=πNS/d, and
• wherein the first angular distance and the second angular distance are each less than 360 degrees from the initial position.