- Joined
- Nov 19, 2003
- Location
- The Colony, TX
Hey guys,
Just finished modulating and Sleeving my PSU. Just some tips i thought of while doing this.
-Plan in it out, taking sleeving off is HARD.
-Wrap the pins in electrical tape while sleeving, the little clips on them get caught in the sleeving.
-When using a molex pin extractor, slide it over the pin, and GENTLY press on it while pivoting it around the pin, this will ensure that both clips on the pin get pushed through. I broke like 2 pins before I figured out this one.
-1/4in sleeving covered all the power cabels, and the P4 connecter.
-1/8 will do the floppy power connector and most anything that has 2 wires.
-Dont get the crappy heatshrink you get at radio shack. Go to homedepot or a hobbyshop and get the rubbery type stuff, it srinks alot smaller.
-When modulating, mark the wires that go together when you have 2 of the same color, once cut, theres almost no way to tell which is which.
-I had a 4 - 5 inch wire from the PSU outlet to where I cut.
-Only take the covering off the wire about 3/8-1/2 inch form the end. To much and the pins wont go on correctly.
-I used the crimper to take the covering off the wire, instead of pulling on the wire, take needle nose pliers and grip the wire directly under the crimpers and pry them up against the crimpers. This puts minimal stress on the wires.
-Modulating the PSU was easier to me than sleeving it. Prepare yourself but dont be intimidated.
-Have all your tools out and ready, it sucks to have to get up.
-Dont concentrate to hard, my tounge hurts from knawing on it.
-Take breaks, your hands will start to cramp up.
These are all i can think of and if anyone has anything to add please do so. Hope this helps atleast a few people.
Just finished modulating and Sleeving my PSU. Just some tips i thought of while doing this.
-Plan in it out, taking sleeving off is HARD.
-Wrap the pins in electrical tape while sleeving, the little clips on them get caught in the sleeving.
-When using a molex pin extractor, slide it over the pin, and GENTLY press on it while pivoting it around the pin, this will ensure that both clips on the pin get pushed through. I broke like 2 pins before I figured out this one.
-1/4in sleeving covered all the power cabels, and the P4 connecter.
-1/8 will do the floppy power connector and most anything that has 2 wires.
-Dont get the crappy heatshrink you get at radio shack. Go to homedepot or a hobbyshop and get the rubbery type stuff, it srinks alot smaller.
-When modulating, mark the wires that go together when you have 2 of the same color, once cut, theres almost no way to tell which is which.
-I had a 4 - 5 inch wire from the PSU outlet to where I cut.
-Only take the covering off the wire about 3/8-1/2 inch form the end. To much and the pins wont go on correctly.
-I used the crimper to take the covering off the wire, instead of pulling on the wire, take needle nose pliers and grip the wire directly under the crimpers and pry them up against the crimpers. This puts minimal stress on the wires.
-Modulating the PSU was easier to me than sleeving it. Prepare yourself but dont be intimidated.
-Have all your tools out and ready, it sucks to have to get up.
-Dont concentrate to hard, my tounge hurts from knawing on it.
-Take breaks, your hands will start to cramp up.
These are all i can think of and if anyone has anything to add please do so. Hope this helps atleast a few people.