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Sleeving Tutorial

DarthBeavis
Level 9
Tools you will or might need:
- crimper
- wire cutter
- wire stripper
- soldering iron
- heat shrink
- sleeving
- PSU tester
- heatgun
- molex pin removal tool
- molex pins
- molex connectors

This project was the Nvidia/Asus/OutoftheBoxMods charity project which was featured on the cover of CPU Magazine January 2010. Performance PCs custom-sleeved most of the PSU. I did a couple of the cables and also sleeved other cables such as lights. There are also pics of a PSU I sleeved for an Intel project included to show the full process.

I personally find it too time consuming to remove molex pins from PCI-E and ATX connectors. Instead I just buy replacements, cut off the old connector and then crimp on new pins and connectors. This is better in my opinion as you do not have to put more wear and tear on the parts that hold the pin in place.

First, cut off the old connector. Next, strip about half an inch of wire, then crimp on a new pin. I solder the connection just for good measure. Next, pull on the sleeving and two pieces of heatshrink (one piece on each end). Use the heatshrink gun on the pieces of heatshrink. Now place the molex pin into the correct spot on the molex connector. Use the molex connector you cut off as a reference.






Now insert the sleeved and pinned wire into the molex connector:

Looks nice:

Make sure you test it with a PSU tester (Performance PCs carries several)
Here are some of the cables Performance PCs and I sleeved for the charity project:

Pictures of the rig with sleeved cables:





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Where would you recommend purchasing these items?
- sleeving
- PSU tester
- molex pin removal tool
- molex pins
- molex connectors

Performance PCs carries the best selection from my experience.

pcjunkie209
Level 9
i second performance. i have found a lot of cool modding stuff there. i am doing a antec 1200 watt quatro and i don't recommend this psu to anyone for modding. to much worh with all the end caps before each plug, but already started so must finish. i will load photos when done(doing all red and black to go with R3E)
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I have Performance doing the same thing with that same PSU but they do not want to touch it and I do not want to risk my hardware with such a modded PSU (if they put caps on the ends who knows what could happen - I mean there are caps for a reason). Great PSU for over-clocking, not a great PSU for modding.

Also most of the wires have end caps that are nothing mostly eyecandy. I did away with all these. The only things I kept were the actual caps or resitors on the pci-e and 24 pin.
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pcjunkie209
Level 9
Well as long as you can put any caps back on then you'll be okay. I have done a few cables on it so far. Just haven't had the time plus putting it back together with the caps is loads of fun. LOL anyways I have to finish it so I can complete my ROG theme.
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pcjunkie209
Level 9
I have finished psu. I posted pics in my work log.
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XZEMi
Level 7
Thats a nice build looking at the detail is like going on a short adventure to an alien planet. I plan to do some cable work on my power supply rather than going modular I think I will just use the needed wiring and cut out any unused wiring. for sleeving the single molex wiring is that 1/4th or 1/8th sleeving? I imagine 1/8th. Also for sata power connectors what type of pins are used what works best? One other thing on heat shrink tubing what size do you use for all four molex wires and each individual wire?

pcjunkie209
Level 9
Most common for single sleeving is 1/8in and you can use 1/8 or1/4 shrink depending on ends.
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