Tools needed to make own cables (not sata)

Alloneword · 17 May 2012 at 01:51

I'm thinking of making my own power cables/power switch/HDD LED/Reset cable etc but not SATA, does anyone know if anybody does a simple beginers set of tools to do this lot, that would allow me to extract pins, crmip cable/wire and house the pins etc, I can plenty of places in the US but seems rare as rocking horse **** in the UK.

All1

moogle · 17 May 2012 at 06:36

Get a Sunbeam PSU Modding tool or similar, has Molex extractor and 3/4pin extractor. - £10~

18-24AWG Crimping Tool - £30~

Wire Stripper - No idea on price

Molex/ATX/Fan Crimp pins/Housing.

That's all you need really.

Alloneword · 22 May 2012 at 00:41

Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you moogle, thanks for your advice i presume where you mention "18-24AWG Crimping Tool" this is refering to a simple crimping tool that deals with "18-24AWG" which i presume is the size of wire i'd be using yes?

All1

moogle · 22 May 2012 at 02:59

Yep, 18AWG is the thickest PSU wires and 24AWG is the smaller wires that you may come across.

A tool that supports that should be able to crimp most wires that you'd encounter in making your own cables.

PhillyDee · 22 May 2012 at 07:44

The tool to crimp ATX, Molex and pc header plugs goes by the name HT225D.
Not like a standard tool, they have a dual size die for both AWG (SWG) sizes and also a stepped die as the crimps themselves also crimp the wire sheath.