sleeving psu for first time

[dragantoe]

I want to use paracord to sleeve my psu, and was wondering if it would be smart to cut the psu wires, sleeve it, and solder them back together, or if I should get a kit for doing it. I don't want to spend more than $10 on the kit though and they are usually double that.

 

[bryanl]

It would be better to get a connector pin removal tool or make one from a thin screwdriver or hairpin. Keep track of the wires since a mix up can cause an electrical disaster; tag both the wires and the connectors.

Stagger any solder splices to avoid forming a thick lump in one spot on the cable.

 

[dragantoe]

It would be better to get a connector pin removal tool or make one from a thin screwdriver or hairpin. Keep track of the wires since a mix up can cause an electrical disaster; tag both the wires and the connectors.

Stagger any solder splices to avoid forming a thick lump in one spot on the cable.

what do you mean stagger?

 

[hack_tc]

He means IF you decide to cut and re-solder them back together, not to cut all the wires in a straight line, leading to a large lump where they were all re-soldered in the same area.

But using a connecter pin removal tool is the preferred way of sleeving a psu.

 

[dragantoe]

He means IF you decide to cut and re-solder them back together, not to cut all the wires in a straight line, leading to a large lump where they were all re-soldered in the same area.

But using a connecter pin removal tool is the preferred way of sleeving a psu.

anywhere I can get a removal tool for less than $10 after shipping, because there are literally no good tutorials on DIY cable removals

 

[WilliamM2]

anywhere I can get a removal tool for less than $10 after shipping, because there are literally no good tutorials on DIY cable removals

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Male-Female...ase_Accessories_Tool_Kits&hash=item2321540005

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

 

[bryanl]

There are Youtube videos about removing pins and fashioning tools by modifying narrow tweezers, jeweler screwdrivers, strips of thin steel, or square metal tubing.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=remove+power+supply+pins&sm=3

With modular cables it may be easier to remove the pins that plug into the power supply rather than into the motherboard, and nonmodular cables can be unsoldered from the power supply circuit board.

There is also split braided sleeving that requires no removal of pins:

http://www.techflex.com/prod_f6n.asp

The least expensive and easiest to install may be "split looming" sold for automotive purposes. It gives the greatest protection, and I'm sure you're more interested in protection of the cables than in unimportant cosmetics.

One person knit the sleeving right over the cables, including lettering.

 

[ProphetMikey]

Wow, if you're unwilling to spend $10 on an essential tool and think that there are "literally no good tutorials" available then you really need to stop and think about sleeving your PSU.
It is not an easy thing to do and will be a very unpleasant experience the first time around, especially if you don't have the right tools. I did have the right tools and it still wasn't easy.
If you aren't willing to spend $10 you may soon be spending a lot more than that on a new PSU.
I'm not trolling here, I'm just warning you that this is not something to be tackled half-heartedly.