Cable Sleeving Guide

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Originally Posted by deees

You can use a single pin extractor and insert it above the pin, (I think it's a male connector), and release the pin. You don't have to go very far.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6...tractor.th.jpg
Here is a close up on the pin so you can see what your after.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4669/fanpin.th.jpg

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cheers, thats what I was looking for...I'll have to do some messing around tomorrow, make sure either A) my tools will work, or B) I can reliably use the sanded down pin made

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Originally Posted by Mr.Miyagi

http://img2.abload.de/img/corsair04md4.jpg

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Give us some specs on this, what are the sizes of those sleeves and heat shrink, where can i get it, what else is needed.

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Originally Posted by Makoto

Give us some specs on this, what are the sizes of those sleeves and heat shrink, where can i get it, what else is needed.

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read the thread, I cant stand it when people want info handed to them on a silver f-ing platter...

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Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

I sent a fully individual wire sleeved tx750 (died on me the instant I finished sleeving it :doh:) back to corsair and they accepted it no questions asked :up:

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:ROTF: Now i can start thinking about sleeving.

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Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

read the thread, I cant stand it when people want info handed to them on a silver f-ing platter...

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me too, but some times, all i can do is just sit back and pretend to be nice (still trying to make friends on here, lol)

Mr.Miyagi used a murderMod Psychopack (in Germany from MDPC-X called Konjunkturpaket / Götterpackung / Familienpackung). 3 Sizes of Sleeve and 4 sizes of heatshrink make it possible to play and do transitions from individual wires to big bundles as seen on the photo.

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Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

read the thread, I cant stand it when people want info handed to them on a silver f-ing platter...

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Originally Posted by DragoonXX

me too, but some times, all i can do is just sit back and pretend to be nice (still trying to make friends on here, lol)

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The energy you wasted complaining and trying to be a douche bag could have been used in a positive manner with a simple answer, it's forum that's what its for, many don't have the time to read 16 pages of mix junk like the one you just produce, be kind and productive.

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Originally Posted by Makoto

The energy you wasted complaining and trying to be a douche bag could have been used in a positive manner with a simple answer, it's forum that's what its for, many don't have the time to read 16 pages of mix junk like the one you just produce, be kind and productive.

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lol like you know anything about being kind :shakes:

most of the info in regards to it is on page 1 anyways...

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Originally Posted by Makoto

Give us some specs on this, what are the sizes of those sleeves and heat shrink, where can i get it, what else is needed.

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Originally Posted by Makoto

The energy you wasted complaining and trying to be a douche bag could have been used in a positive manner with a simple answer, it's forum that's what its for, many don't have the time to read 16 pages of mix junk like the one you just produce, be kind and productive.

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c'mon now, you don't have time to read 16 pages but you have time to sleeve every wire on your psu? it is at least a 3 hour project and maybe more since you haven't done it before. i know this is the internet and all, but you asked for help in a rude manner and then start calling people douche bags. what kind of reception do you think you'll get? instead of "give me" you can try "can you" and then maybe you'd get more help. damn, i aint your mom but you're the one asking for the favor here. manners much?

anyways, http://www.murdermod.com/

i want to know if enermax would do anything if i sleeved my cables or is better to just get extensions and sleeve those?

the other option is at ppcs they sell cables that are on the modu 82+ which are universal cables (as i think) which work with modular connections

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=23810
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=23807

i officially hate you all sooo much, iv sleeved the 8pin cpu power, and its extender, as well as all the front panel cables on my cosmos black label, and now my fingers are a cluster :banana::banana::banana::banana: of cuts, gashes and bruises... also my fingernails are destroyed

im sleeving a Corsair HX1000, which (i tested this) is about 1000x more difficult to remove the pins from than any other powersupply

(i tested my antec TPQ-1000, some generic crap, and a 600watt coolermaster, all of which were super easy to de-pin)

anyway pics of where im up to below...

http://i40.tinypic.com/ne9ans.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2it6fck.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/w63wx.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/es2fpd.jpg

I feel your pain, MulletBoy. Courtesy of my HX1000 ...

http://shazza53.smugmug.com/photos/4...85_hcwEc-S.jpg

I must admit - I am a little curious as to how it is that everyone seems to hurt themselves while sleeving? :shrug: I have never cut myself with all the sleeving I have done...

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Originally Posted by Dangals

I must admit - I am a little curious as to how it is that everyone seems to hurt themselves while sleeving? :shrug: I have never cut myself with all the sleeving I have done...

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+1, me neither. They must have skin like babies hands, new and tender LOL:yepp:

Im just kidding, but really how do you manage to cut yourself........:shrug::shrug::shrug:

The corsair power supplies are that hard. You have to pull 'til you get almost blue in the face. At one point you will not care where your hands are so when it finally lets go the pin will skrape your skin on the other hand with full force.

ya, in order to get a good enough grip you need to curl your index finger around the back (end that the cable pulls out from) of the connector (which has sharp corners btw)

then when you pull with all your might and the pin comes out, it latches through the joint in your index finger like a fishing hook, i also got similar cuts on my thumb too when the connector slips out of my grip and the corner of that rips through my thumb

Yep ... that pretty much describes it. It's the pulling that ends up with the cuts. My problem was when I used staples for the 24-pin and 8-pin removal on the Corsair. I then switched to the Sunbeam tool for the PCI-E cables, had better luck with that - but I also had more practice by then :p:

I never had to use so much strength. I think many of you guys are ham fisting it.

My first few times was more brute force but once I nailed down the technique, I realised that no strength was needed.

In fact the callouses I get on my thumb are from all the heat shrinking as I keep having to strike the lighter with my thumb. :D

Those cuts are made by using stable wires i guess, with the proper tool i dont think you can cut your self even intentionally. Im still learning on how to effortlessly remove the pins using the sun beam tool.

hmmmm - I have sleeved both a silverstone and a corsair unit using staples as well as a pin remover and neither one was harder than the other and defeinately did not result in cuts or anything....

However I think I am going to invest in one of the molex tools that Charles has on his website for my next sleeving attempts.

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Originally Posted by Makoto

many don't have the time to read 16 pages of mix junk like the one you just produce, be kind and productive.

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I think that you cant do things which you wouldnt be able to do with all their basicaly requeriments they need. I think the message is clearly enough.:)

By the way.

I would be interested to see if anyone have sleeved their cables with BLUE (no light blue, just BLUE) or ORANGE (or if there exist any colour like the copper tone)
If someone have some in that way, or have any pictures, I dont bother if who show the material is not the owner, Just because I couldnt find sleeves with those colours and I would like to see if they match.

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Originally Posted by Entropicity

I never had to use so much strength. I think many of you guys are ham fisting it.

My first few times was more brute force but once I nailed down the technique, I realised that no strength was needed.

In fact the callouses I get on my thumb are from all the heat shrinking as I keep having to strike the lighter with my thumb. :D

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LOL ... I did get better at it. Actually found pushing the pins "in" before trying to pull them out helped a lot. I am absolutely a klutz, so people shouldn't be scared off by my experience.

And ... theseeker used gloves ... they looked hilarious, but saved his fingers!

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Originally Posted by Dangals

hmmmm - I have sleeved both a silverstone and a corsair unit using staples as well as a pin remover and neither one was harder than the other and defeinately did not result in cuts or anything....

However I think I am going to invest in one of the molex tools that Charles has on his website for my next sleeving attempts.

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could you point to it please. im gonna be sleeving my first psu (corsair tx-850) this week. i was planing on using staples but and good tools for this would help alot.

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Originally Posted by osiris999

could you point to it please. im gonna be sleeving my first psu (corsair tx-850) this week. i was planing on using staples but and good tools for this would help alot.

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the tool can be found here