Originally Posted by
Iride01
When setting the adjuster initially before snugging the cable down in the holdfast, I try to consider which way I'll normally have to adjust the particular cable I'm dealing with.
Usually my adjustments are going to be to "shorten" the cable, so mostly they are screwed most of the way in and I'll only have a few turns of thread to "lengthen" it.
For times I was unsure because I was new to that part, then I put it in the middle of it's range.
Thank you for pointing out that the adjuster effectively shortens and lengthens the housing, it doesn't adjust the "tension" as it is so often described. The return springs set the tension.