PSU Sleeving Guide August 21st, 2003 - Tekime

Sleeving the PSU

The sleeving itself is fairly easy to work with. Using 3/8" FLEXO, measure and cut a length of tubing for the first 'section' of wire leading from the PSU to the first Molex plug. Leave a few inches on either side for the heatshrink, and then start working the FLEXO onto the wires. You will need use the 'inchworm' method to work the FLEXO from one end to the other, being careful not to catch on the pins and tear the tubing.

Once the tubing is in it's place, cut two small lengths of heatshrink tubing and work them down to the sleeving. Once the sleeving and heatshrink is in place you can replace the first Molex plug at the end of the sleeving. This will bend the wires into their 'natural' shape and let you fix the tubing and heatshrink over the wires as they will look when finished. Before you just stick the plug back on, bend the tabs out again so it will snap into place. Once everything is lined up and spaced correctly, apply heat to the heatshrink tubing and it will seal the sleeving in place.

If all goes as planned your wires should look pretty similar to this:

Of course, we get to repeat the process for each and every length of wire on the PSU which we want sleeved! Tedious? Yes. Worth it? You bet. Once you start finishing up it will look a hundred times better:

And now that you're done slaving away over your PSU, go ahead and reinstall that sucker, and give yourself a pat on the back. A worthy project, and your stylish PSU will be the envy of the town. ;O)

If you have questions, comments, or think that anything should or shouldn't have been included in this article, I encourage you to stop by Fury-Tech Forums and leave a line or two. We'd love to see what you have done with your PC, and if this article helped at all. Good luck and may the hertz be with you!

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