I happened to have a bit of silicone wire spare, and inspired by previous discussion of more flexible cables, I used it to make a cable for my PSU.
I didn't want to spend ages making one, since I don't actually need any more cables, so I chose to make a 4-pin 12V CPU cable, as there is room to fit an extra one on my motherboard.
The wire is 16AWG, which is a bit bigger than the 18AWG normally used for PSUs, and too big for the crimps I have. Nonetheless I managed to get it crimped well enough to hold securely. I re-used the plastic housing from the original cables, removing the wires with a tool made by a company called TEQI.
Here's a comparison of mine (top) and Seasonic's (bottom). The terminals are Mini Fit Jr. crimp sockets, and the crimp tool I used is a cheap generic one, labelled SN-28B. The wires follow the standard colour-coding instead of being all black, as it's useful to be able to see which wires carry which voltage without having to refer to a pinout diagram.
Once assembled into a cable, it looks like this.
I omitted braided sleeving, since that would make it less flexible. Instead, I braided the wires together (rather unevenly). I knotted the cable to demonstrate how flexible it is compared to standard PVC-insulated cables.
And installed...
If I was really patient, I would rewire the big ATX connector, since that cable is thick enough that a more flexible one would actually be helpful.
I didn't want to spend ages making one, since I don't actually need any more cables, so I chose to make a 4-pin 12V CPU cable, as there is room to fit an extra one on my motherboard.
The wire is 16AWG, which is a bit bigger than the 18AWG normally used for PSUs, and too big for the crimps I have. Nonetheless I managed to get it crimped well enough to hold securely. I re-used the plastic housing from the original cables, removing the wires with a tool made by a company called TEQI.
Here's a comparison of mine (top) and Seasonic's (bottom). The terminals are Mini Fit Jr. crimp sockets, and the crimp tool I used is a cheap generic one, labelled SN-28B. The wires follow the standard colour-coding instead of being all black, as it's useful to be able to see which wires carry which voltage without having to refer to a pinout diagram.
Once assembled into a cable, it looks like this.
I omitted braided sleeving, since that would make it less flexible. Instead, I braided the wires together (rather unevenly). I knotted the cable to demonstrate how flexible it is compared to standard PVC-insulated cables.
And installed...
If I was really patient, I would rewire the big ATX connector, since that cable is thick enough that a more flexible one would actually be helpful.
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