HOW TO: Custom Sleeved Cables 101
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- This video shows my process for building 12 inch cable extensions, using 16 AWG Wire and PET Sleeving.
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Why the hell isn't THIS video the number one result when looking up this topic?????
1.) Clear and concise explanation.
2.) Proper HIGH QUALITY closeups from different angles.
3.) Lists materials/tools.
4.) Offers real world tips and tricks.
Thanks for this video man. Finally feel confident enough to take on this endeavor.
Holy smokes! This method is WAY better than mine and no finger burns! Best cable sleeving tutorial on RUclips. Great job!
Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
I have watched about 6 of these custom cable sleeving tutorials tonight, and yours is by far the most detailed and informative of the ones I've watched. Thank you for making this video, and I wish you luck with your future projects
Liked and subbed
This was the clearest tutorial of sleeving I've yet seen. I hope your channel takes off, you do great work.
Thanks man! I'm glad you liked it.
Extremely well organized, step by step tutorial brother! Best of luck to your work and channel!
Thanks!
Great stuff. Thanks for putting this video together. I've always wondered how custom extensions/cables are done and this makes it seem like something I may be able to take on myself. Thanks again!
No problem man! Thanks for the feedback.
yes indeed.
Haha, I have the opposite reaction. Makes the hiring of professional sleevers even more justified in my opinion.
This guide is so much better than EVERY other guide I've ever seen.
Absolutely amazing guide! Thank You
This was super helpful!
Thank you for the clear and well made tutorial!
Wow! Great video man. This is the best step by step and detailed custom sleeve vid I have come across.
Really makes me feel like this is something I could handle doing myself.
Great work man and I really enjoy your custom builds. Keep up the good work. You've got my sub.
Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!
Dude, this was awesome! Thanks for this video and the link. Definitely going to try this out.
Came across this video the other day, I've always been interested in making my own cables and this video gave me the push I needed to go ahead and order all the things I'd need. Awesome video man!
Awesome! Good luck!
Amazing video, you gave as many details as possible down to the supply's in the video description! Thank you very very much!
Best video about custom sleeving that I saw.
wow a tutorial that actually explains the task at hand with clear step by step instructions and takes the time to answer "why we do it this way"? is this real life? subbed and liked, i know this was probably not a short process for you kudos on being so detailed in such a lengthy project! Im going to attempt my own extension with nylon sleeves and i feel a little better about doing it correctly now. The heat shrink idea was probably the most helpful, i probably would have fought with the sleeve to push it into the large crimp section of the pin to secure it (and probably ruin the overall look).
Glad you found it helpful. Good luck!
Nice work! They look great! This will be the next step for me. Excellent and informative video.
Thank you! Go for it man!
Thank you for the video. Greetings from KE. Your builds are awesome btw.
Thanks!
Nicely done video editing skills and voice over commentary. Detailed but straight to the point. Keep up the good work.
great video, really appreciate how thorough you were. gonna go make cables now (subscribed)
Thanks man! Good luck!
Awesome-detailed video. Thanks for sharing.
wish i saw this when i built in my O11D. cant wait to tear the basic ones out now! tube forming videos also great btw. Many can figure this stuff out and do a mediocre job but you've clearly developed more reliable techniques and it shows here. i wanna see those neat colors reflected on my backplate :) honestly these vids are slept on at 3.5k
Very useful video, thanks for sharing.
Awesome guide man!
Great video. I came over from science studio and will be watching all of your videos over the next few days. Keep it up.
Thanks man! Welcome!
This is a great guide thank you! I hope i find the time to make some one day
Thanks for the nylon in the description!
I'm for sure going to make my own. Very similar to electrical work I do. I have all the tools as well.
let's go Blues! nice work man and fellow St Louisian!
Thanks! LGB!
first time saw channel now, subbed right away, good job man!
thanks! Welcome!
Hey man, just wanted to say great video, but I also wanted to ask do you have a video or can explain how to make custom cables for SATA cables?
Very good video thank you
excellent, I've been sleeving pretty long cables every now and then for years and have always struggled with the sleeving itself rippling apart, that "tapering" trick is something I didn't know and seems to work great!! thanks!
Very well done video.
thanks for the video i couldnt found some cables that matches so im going to make my own so your video helped a lot thanks
Awesome! Good luck!
Great work
Thanks man! nice video.
Awesome video. Thank you very much.
Thanks! and, you're welcome!
Great video man!
Thank you so much, very informative. I'll save money and I'll buy one.
Great video. It is helpful. I would like to ask what is the sleeving that you are using for 16AWG wire?
Ive always been interested in doing this. I dont know if I will since im sure it takes alot of time and leaves alot of room for error. But it was a very interesting video. Thank you. :D
It can get frustrating at times, but practice makes perfect.
Very nice detailed tutorial. Just one question what diameter sleeving do you use for AWG 16 wire?
Awesome Video Sir, I'm About To Start My Sleving Have Not Done This Before , Does Matter Where You Put The Cables , Thank you
That video motivated me to do this by myself ! ^-^ Thanks man !
Awesome! Good luck!
thanks a lot! very helpfull
This is art
Very good tutorial, now I know that I am just going to buy prebuild extension cables! :P
haha. Probably not a bad idea!
I know this video is a bit older, but I think it just might be the best, most detailed video on the subject. Could you please offer some insight as to where I can buy all of the necessary parts to try this at home? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!
Great job.... I definitely thought it would be trickier than that. I might try it. Thanks. Subbed also.
Thanks man! Glad I could help
Damn. This is so cool!! ❤️❤️
The clear see through piece thats uses on the wire is called what ? Great job
True artistry. Have you ever sleeved the other cables like USB header, SATA signal cables?
not much you can do about the USB 3.0 cable. I haven't messed with the sata cables either, usually buy them pre-sleeved.
Hey man nice vid, i wonder if you know where i can get the pinout layout for a Corsair RM1000x? I want to make own custom sleeve for the full cable kit
love your vid, i own same cable stripper, but i only get it to strip 5mm and not 3mm? did i miss something with it?
Would Poly Monofilament Support Wire be a good wire to sleeve up if you want a sleeved wire to be able to bend and stay in place and then bend back to another position and have it stay in place? if not do you happen to know what wire cable is good for that? i don't want to make a usb or anything of that sort but i just want to make a custom cool looking sleeved wire to hold an item in place and to have the flexibility to be able to move it in a different position with out it breaking due to often bending it.
top job
Love your videos. I want to sleeve a full set of custom length cables for an upcoming build. Is there a rule of thumb for measuring?
Or should I just start off with doing extensions as this would be my first go at sleeving my own cables?
The process is essentially the same for full cables, but you'll be using all female pins. Just make sure you have the proper pinout for your PSU
Nice video , 1 question tho ? if the pins after being removed stay in is there any method or tool to take them out a little so that when you re insert the cable it stays in ?
Hi, just wondering how you get a consistent 3/5mm strip using those Knipex strippers as the specs page says the cable stop can only be used for 6-18mm strip lengths
Awesome! Very instructive video! just subscribed! Keep up the god job. 5* video 👍
Thanks!
Thanks for the video, very helpful, I am also about to do my own cable sleeving. Question: what is the thickness size of the nylon sleeve?
what do you mean by thickness? The thickness of the material itself, or the diameter of the sleeving?
Vir1lity PC Customs let's say we flatten the sleeving, what is the flat diameter? I am now eyeing 3mm or 4mm for a 18 awg wire. Just curious what you are using, thank you
nice instructions. pretty standard to what I've seen... one tip, PoP filter.
may i ask you, are there any special specifications for the use of the cable? and what kind of cable and what size do you use?
Great video, thanks for sharing some useful tips.
In regard to making custom cables. I know PSU's tend to use different modular connectors. I was wondering if people tend to use the connectors from the stock cables or purchase new ones to connect their cables to the PSU?.
I'm planning on making some custom cables for a Seasonic Prime Titanium PSU.
You can make a full, custom set that plugs directly in to your PSU, as long as you know the proper pin-out. That is very important. That is how I make most of my cables, but for the sake of simplicity, I used an extension in this video.
Thanks for the reply.
When doing this, would you normally buy new connectors (PSU end) or remove them from the stock cables?.
Are there diagrams for the pin connections or would you just work them out from following individual wires from the stock cables?. Obviously 12v / 5v etc. has to be in a certain order for molex / SATA etc.
sweeeeeet just what i was looking for. IM starting my harnesses soon and needed something a little more in depth. thanks! is there somewhere I can go to get a layout of the exact type of connectors i need to do all the different connections in my build??
If you want to just do extensions some pair of female and male connector will do just fine (you just need to get the name of your connector ex: 24pin atx).
If you are doing customs for your psu specifically, that's the tricky part, since you really need to be careful because layouts can widely change even between a same brand/different revisions of a model
Good video! very detailed. do you or anyone else know of a good place to buy a crimp tool? I tried to buy one from Mainframe customs, but the one they sent me was definitely not the one that was advertised. They did refund me with no issues, but that still leaves me without a working crimp tool.
Nice video, can you post the links from were you have bought the materials used?
great and detailed explanation. The only thing that Im surprised by, is that the lengths are arbitrary (except for the outside being longer than the inside) ... Why wouldn't we measure for exact lengths ...? or at least, that's my plan. ?
Awesome video! I'm wanting to run some custom cables from my PSU to the ports on the motherboard, I think I've got most of the info I need. But I'm really worried about blowing my system up for just going with my gut, for the wires that use for the cable can I just buy one roll of wire and, so long as I follow the pinout, I'm good for every cable (incl. sata and molex)?
If you want to do full length cables, as long as you follow the proper pinout you will be fine.
What size if sleeving is best for 16awg wire? Will 3mm or 1/8 work?
so clean dude, good job do you ship to EU?
Great video. Thanks. Help me understand..what's the difference between a 'cable extension' and 'full length' custom cable
cable extensions plug in to the end of any existing PSU cables. Full length cables run straight in to a modular PSU.
Really nice work on the cables and video. I was going to come up with some sort of "more time on your hands" joke and incorporate your Blues hat into it, but I decided to spare you the Blues/playoffs slam. :-) Bet cha didn't think you'd ever get a hockey joke in your comments. :-P Seriously though. These are absolutely beautiful and the video is excellent in detailing the procedure. I'm considering a blue and white theme for my PC. I'm not sure I have the patience for this though. I start getting mad when USPS doesn't deliver my packages by noon. LOL
haha, no worries man. I've been a Blues fan for 36 years, so I'm used to disappointment.
Could be worse. You could be a Leafs fan. :-P
great video! what is the diameter of the sleeving you´re using?
I’m looking to make a custom 2 pin power button do you know if it’s the same atx pins.
Hi,
How did you get a 3mm cut on one end of the cables as the Knipex wire stripper you're using only goes to 5mm minimum? I need a wire stripper for the same task as you're showing in the video but most only go to 5mm?
Thanks
Any advice on making this but for direct use? I mean no extension, directly to the PSU (modular)
Fantastic! Great pace and instruction including details and examples. Subscribed right away. Can a heat gun that is used for hard tubing bends be used instead of the lighter/torch? Is it too hot? Mine has attachments to focus the direction of the heat.
I don't see that working very well.
Thank you. I appreciate that you show a flameless torch instead of a lighter. Looks much safer.
can i take apart the original cables to make them shorter?
using corsairs modular cables are a nightmare for the hyte case
Hey ! Great job, I just have 1 question please ;)
When do you install the cable comb please ? Does the pin of the wires go through the circle of the cable comb ? I ask, because I'm wondering if we have to put the closed cable comb before fixing the pins on the wire
Thx you for your answer ;)
The pins fit through the cable combs.
Nice video mate, Whats the main difference with the wire gauge other than the thickness ? Will it affect power throughput in any way ?
Also, the video tutorial shows that you made an extension cable where it connected onto an existing power cable, If I were to make a non extension cable, will it be male on both ends where one goes to your mobo and one goes to your modular psu ?
It would be female pins on both ends, and you would have to make sure you have the correct pinouts
Great tutorial on the basics of this. I'm probably going to make custom cables for my build (define mini c on water) as the corsair ones are far too stiff and long in most cases (24 pin and 6/8 pins especially).
To follow pin-out are you measuring anything with a voltmeter, or just being meticulous with double and triple checking? Subbed!
I usually pull apart the stock cables to get the proper pin-outs, although I'm sure you can find them online
I found my pinouts online. Literally took me only a couple minutes to find the correct one.
btw on those wires its ok to use copper wire 16 or 18 gauge? or you need aluminum wire guage..???
its hard to find in asia
Hey bud can I ask you a quick question. I'm looking for a custom sleeved 12vhpwr cable for my build but I can't find the one I want anywhere although I have some extra cables from the pack I bought for my cpu and motherboard cables. I was wondering if it would be possible to remove the color cables that I want from the leftover 8pin cables that I have and then use them to replace the regular cables on the 12vhpwr plug? Is this possible?
can you give link to your pin crimper please?
p.s what thickness in mm u used in this sleeving?
many thanks!
I love the quality of your video. What was the camera and lens you were filming with?
Sony AX33
Great tutorial man.
I have a question: can i sleeve my ketchup mustard cables instead of going through the hassle of an extension?
Definitely, but that's actually more of a hassle than building extensions.
Vir1lity PC Customs ok, thanks. And how much time does it take for you to complete an extension like that?
It takes me about 3 hours, but I've done a lot of sleeving.
That's a lot of time. But the hard work pays off. keep up the good work. 👍
Got all my materials ordered, just waiting for everything to get delivered. I was wondering how difficult, or what may change, if I wanted to get a nice bend on my 8+6 GPU cable BUT the bend would be on the short side, not the long side like in this video. Would each line still be a 10mm length difference? Im asking cause my case is a vertical motherboard design (tower 900) and the wire grommets are under the GPU which means a different bend than what you would normally find. I did order 14 wire cable combs to keep all the wires neat and parallel and combine the 8+6 into essentially one cable.
The extensions should be long enough that you can get that tight bend. Good luck man!
Great video. SUBBED!!
Thanks!
Where would you recommend getting pre-crimped 16ga wire from?
Hey. How do i know, what pint should go to what place, if i'm not doing an extension, but straight from PSU to mobo. Do i just copy straight 1:1?
I have a ton of 18 gauge left, will it work as good as 16 for heatshrinkless?
I want to build a wire harness for my next LS swap
Hey man, I know this video is old, but where do you get your pinout schematics?? I'm looking to make some for the dark rock power pro 11 1000w but can't find the pinout as it's different than evga, at least that's what bequiet says. I'm looking to do full cables, not extensions. Am I missing something?
where do you get your connectors from? Like the 24 pin, 8 pin, 6 pin etc.
What kind of wire should I use? Solid core?
Nice keep it up
Beautiful videos in the videos good luck Great all so much meet you
and also the connectors thanks