Cable Sleeving Guide

[[XC] Oj101]

Subscribed, very nice

[hiiyah777]

Anyone here know what kind of tool to use to remove the pins on a fan extension cable? (not sure either of these pics are going to turn out really well or not...)

if you need others, feel free to ask and I'll try my best to get one
a 24 pin removal tool doesn't work, its too wide (the tool)

You want a 3-/4-pin remover tool, it looks something like this:



I have that Sunbeam model, I don't know who else makes them or how they compare. But I'm sure there's better out there.

The spot you're looking for is the "holes" in the connector on the side, not the "top" as you pictured.

You don't necessarily need that specific tool though. Pretty much anything you can fit inside those holes to press the little "release" will work just fine.

I hope that helps, sorry if I wasn't more clear!

[DragoonXX]

tried that (I have the sunbeam tool) thats a female fan header, not the male, the tool you pictured is for male fan headers

[aka_GK]

Dangals, huge thanks for your guide! The staples method is perfect for anybody, who hasn't special tools. I used double staples, because single don't push the pin holders properly.
I sleeved my 24pin ATX in 3 days and felt free when it was done

Guys, why don't you make extensions for cables instead of sleeving PSU cables? They can be used if you want to change the PSU and doesn't void the warranty.

[Zehnsucht]

As I am sleeving my PSU I figured I would give this diagram to the thread, I found I needed it and this is sleeving central

Umm... I think I'm missing the white (-5V) cable. Is this normal?

Doesn't look that there is one here:

http://www.techaddicts.net/reviews/hx620/hx620.html

[dingdong555]

It's not meant to be there, on newer PSU's (including mine) it's not there I don't know why, but it works without it

[aka_GK]

yep, I don't have white cable too
Toughpower 850

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

yeah you dont need it.... I think its white because its always empty because I have never seen a PSU with a white wire....

[dingdong555]

yeah you dont need it.... I think its white because its always empty because I have never seen a PSU with a white wire....

Yeah, the only PSU I've seen with it is my 4year old one which was my first computer

[Mpetrosino]

So if i take out all the black cables, does it matter which oder they go back in the housing? Same for all the other colors. If i take out all the red, does it matter which order they go back in?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

all wires of identical color are the same function and can be mixed and matched.

[DragoonXX]

anyone else with any input on pin removal of fan extension cables? (fan controllers/ 3 pin->molex adapters) nothing I've gotten my hands on so far has worked (sunbeam kit, 0.7mm pencil, nozzle from a can of air)

[sniperbob]

for the 3-pin fan connector there are 3 windows on the side of the connector. In these "windows" you will see the metal connector itself. There are tabs that stick up from the connector holding it inside the plastic. With a pushpin or thumbtack, press the tab down until you can remove the wire from the plastic piece. For the 4-pin molex side, there are usually 2 or 3 tabs that extend out from the circular pin if you look down from the top of the connector. I take that same pushpin and carefully push those tabs back into the circular pin, allowing me to remove the pin from the plastic molex piece. Hope that helps, and if not, i'm sure your answer is somewhere within this thread, just browse it for a little.

[Zehnsucht]

Removing the pins from a molex connector is easy peasy, just use the "inside" pen from a ball point pen, and use the top hole to stick into the connector.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

guys hes talking about the female end of an extension cable - I have no Idea how to remove those sort of pins although I too have tried for quite a while to get them out ....

[sniperbob]

ooooOOOOOOoo! i get what he's talking about, now i just have to find one around here to figure out how to get it apart...

[DragoonXX]

yeah, I've been fighting with them since the day before i posted up those pics a page back, lol, no harm done, easily confused item, lol....guess its what I'm getting for wanting to replace the extensions on my kaze master with black....the fans were easy, lol...its just those *bleeping* extensions that are driving me nuts

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I know you can get the end off of the kaze extensions that goes into the controller, thats how I sleeved mine. I can't remember the exact way I did it but I think its pretty straight forward

[DragoonXX]

yeah, I sleeved by working out of the other end, but I picked up a bunch of black male and female fan headers, and am trying to figure out how to swap out the female end without having to cut and re-crimp...although...some creative cutting might work, lol
yeah, the controller end IIRC was just lift the plastic tab and pull the wire out

[Rilla927]

I sat up all last night and read this whole thread. This is by far the best guide I have ever seen. Thanks for starting it Dangals and to everyone that has participated. This is great!!!

Edit:I went back through the thread looking for the screwdriver someone used a dremel on to get the pins out and I can't find it.

[EagleRock]

Awesome guide. thank you for all the information but Will Sleeving the Psu void the warranty ?

[dualbrain]

Warranty:
Take the sleeving off if you have a non-modular PSU. If you have a modular: Take off the sleeved cables and take the sleeve off of the non-modular ones.
The original sleeve (out of factory) removed is usually not an issue. "It can happen that it burned or that you didn't like the look". Alterations like soldering etc, is more of an issue if someone doesn't want to give warranty. But especially in this "recession" the companies are very very helpful. We have asked many PSU-manufacturers and they said the same: sleeving the cables does not affect warranty. But I don't say the company-names to not get sued afterwards Just call your company if you worry.

[deees]

anyone else with any input on pin removal of fan extension cables? (fan controllers/ 3 pin->molex adapters) nothing I've gotten my hands on so far has worked (sunbeam kit, 0.7mm pencil, nozzle from a can of air)

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.

Here is a close up on the pin so you can see what your after.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

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

[dingdong555]

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

Heck, I bet they kept the sleeving and used it on their builds! It's a win win situation.