Originally Posted by
pratesh
I see you got some problems with your sleeving. Now, I'm a pretty strong guy(am I convincing you yet?
), and anyways, I never really had issues sleeving the Seasonic PSU's. I did some cables from both the Seasonic X 1000 Platinum and the X 1250 Gold. Never had any issues there. In fact, although they are harder to de-pinn than most others, they are still pretty easy. The biggest issue for me was the doubled pin wires, but after 2-3 goes, I got them perfect. In fact, although its not Lutro level I'm sure he'd say I did pretty well. lol
Anyways, I have broken some pins on the 2x 8(PCIE) pin connector that connects to the 12 pin connector for the PSU side, and that occurred when I was using the staples method. Since moving to the Molex tool(that I got from MDPC) i've had no broken pins. As for the sata power cables, what I did was I made 2 sets of sata power cables. The first set, I used the existing cable and only moved the connectors closer so that there were less bulging cables. The second set, I crimped new cables that were all black and then moved the cables together.
My method for using these Sata connectors is pretty simple. All I do is use my Xacto knife and on the spot I want the connector, roll the blade on the wires. That way, I cut some of the plastic protection but I don't damage the wire. When I'm done with that, i take the wire and stick it into the connector. I generally use a snipper or a small pliers to force the cables as far down as possible. When I'm done sending the wires down, I hold both sides of the wires on the connector and remove them again to check that the wire has now been exposed, thus facilitating current to flow. If it is exposed, I set the wires back into place and put the protective back-piece onto the connector and move on. If it is not "exposed" I use my knife and open the contact point being careful not to damage the wire as I strip some more plastic off the wire. When I'm done I set the wires back again and move on to the nest connector.
Hope I helped.