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I wanted a cleaner look and a way to better route that monstrous 24-pin ATX motherboard cable, so I decided to uni-sleeve the computer one step closer towards a million dollars.
First you need a few things:
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Custom tool I made to remove the male pins. If you are sleeving your PSU directly, you will not need this

Before






Too bad that heatshrink and sleeve is about to be torn off! :up:
And replaced with this:

Making Progress....

To remove the male pins, insert the tool all the way until the pin begins to slide out, be sure to press it all the way in, (optional) remove the tool, pull firmly straight out on the corresponding wire till it comes out.
To remove the female pins, insert two opened staples into each end (right and left) to depress the barbs. Leave the staples in, and pull straight out on the cable. It should EASILY come out. I used pliers to get the staples in because I couldn't get a good grip on them.
See this for easy staple pin removal!

Wiggle everything on. Getting the heatshrink the first few times is slow, but you'll get faster in time.

After


Grand finale, Money Shot!

If you still have trouble, there's a great reference here at XS.
First you need a few things:
Quote:
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Before






Too bad that heatshrink and sleeve is about to be torn off! :up:
And replaced with this:

Making Progress....

To remove the male pins, insert the tool all the way until the pin begins to slide out, be sure to press it all the way in, (optional) remove the tool, pull firmly straight out on the corresponding wire till it comes out.
To remove the female pins, insert two opened staples into each end (right and left) to depress the barbs. Leave the staples in, and pull straight out on the cable. It should EASILY come out. I used pliers to get the staples in because I couldn't get a good grip on them.
See this for easy staple pin removal!

Wiggle everything on. Getting the heatshrink the first few times is slow, but you'll get faster in time.

After


Grand finale, Money Shot!

If you still have trouble, there's a great reference here at XS.