How Much Cable braiding do I need?

RogerMesenseless · 14 Aug 2012 at 22:44

Wasn't really sure where to start this thread so I guess it will just have to go here.

So, approximately what length and diameter of cable braiding would I need to fully sleeve all the cables coming out of the power supply?

I will have a Corsair TX750M,
A Dual 6-Pin Graphics Card,,
1 hard drive (SSD),
(And of course all of the other necassary cables for a computer.

I will probably get my cable braid from MDPC.
Thanks.

King Damager · 15 Aug 2012 at 10:29

Simple answer, is get a ruler out and work it out as follows:

Measure one cable of the 24 pin. Multiply by 24.
Repeat process for the cables you want to braid.

Add 10-15% to your length for safe keeping.

Get plenty of heatshrink.

Sorted.

If you're getting it from MDPC you just need their small sleeve.

kd

Allnamestaken · 15 Aug 2012 at 10:34

There is a kit on the MDPC site for about £33 which will give you enough braid heat shrink for every cable on ur psu look it up under starter kits or what not.

That will cover you nicely mate.

Im buying it too end of the month for my psu.

Im doing the same psu as you so let me know how you get on

RogerMesenseless · 15 Aug 2012 at 10:57

Allnamestaken said:
There is a kit on the MDPC site for about £33 which will give you enough braid heat shrink for every cable on ur psu look it up under starter kits or what not.

That will cover you nicely mate.

Im buying it too end of the month for my psu.

Im doing the same psu as you so let me know how you get on

Thanks

Yeah, I will probably start a build log when I build it and I will throw the sleeving of the Power Supply in there somewhere.

RogerMesenseless · 15 Aug 2012 at 10:58

Thanks for the help!

King Damager · 15 Aug 2012 at 11:05

Is that enough for my complete system package?
If you're not using the BIG-sleeve, because you want sleeving from start to finish every single wire in the cable-style, then it is not sufficient for a complete system. I recommend 10 to 20 meters of SMALL-sleeve order. But do not forget that you also need another 1 to 2 meters SMALL-shrink tubing. But many people have already learned that you can not have enough sleeve and shrink sleeve - I warned you )

Note on the sleeve kit...

He does a breakdown of how it works on the same page as well:

24 x 50 cm wires of the ATX-train = 12 m
the rest of the ATX-strand with the BIG-Sleeve
2x 6 cores x 30 cm of the 6-pin PCI-E cable = 3.6m
2 x 8 x 30 inch wires of the 8-pin PCI-E cable = 4.8m
10 x 30 cm x fan cable 3 m
Power, Reset, Power LED and HDD LED cable x 60 cm = 2,4 m
2x front USB cable and a Firewire cable x 60 cm = 1,8 m
Pump cable and flow meter x 60 cm = 1,2 m
10x SATA cable x 50 cm = 5 m
Parts of the PCI-E cable with the BIG-Sleeve
LED cable, sensor cable, etc.

Oh, and you'll want a pin removal tool...

kd

RogerMesenseless · 15 Aug 2012 at 16:13

Ok, thanks a lot. The sleeving looks really nice from MDPC and its not as expensive as I thought it would be

Monkeyspaz5000 · 15 Aug 2012 at 16:16

Nice!! Exactly what I'm after.

The site isn't open 24 hours?

King Damager · 15 Aug 2012 at 16:42

No, in fact it is, but the announcement on the main page is completely false...

Nils was developing health issues due to the demand when it was 24/7, so now he has set opening times. They vary, but next opening time is on the website

kd

Twirlywoos · 15 Aug 2012 at 16:51

Allnamestaken said:
There is a kit on the MDPC site for about £33 which will give you enough braid heat shrink for every cable on ur psu look it up under starter kits or what not.

That will cover you nicely mate.

Im buying it too end of the month for my psu.

Im doing the same psu as you so let me know how you get on

is it the MDPC STIMULUS PACKAGE kit?

Do I need to email the guy to see if he can do the kit in copper instead of black?

King Damager · 15 Aug 2012 at 18:01

http://de.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-sleeve/sleeve-kits-+-werkzeuge/sleeve-kits/mdpc-konjunkturpaket.htm

Yeah that one...

But:
The FAQ on that page answers your other question...

Does this package in other colors ?
No, because there is not the big sleeve in color. Just look at the sleeve and heat shrink tubing category. There you will find the SMALL and SATA sleeves in colors and the colored shrink tubing. To make your planned color theme perfectly, I suggest, primarily to work with a black sleeve (sleeve so this kit) and put additional color accents that support your theme color subtly. For this, I would choose myself an extra 10 meters of SMALL-Sleeve (or SATA) in the desired color, and a meter suitable heat shrink tubing. The existing sleeve kit can not be changed.

You could do the same order in a different colour though.

kd