power supply cables

[weathered666]

i've got a thermatkae tough power xt 875W PSU and i was wondering is there any way to SOFTEN the cables of the PSU...i recently got a corsair graphite 600t casing and while installing the components i had to wrestle with the PSU cables...would removing the sleeving from the wires help??

 

[badboyrog2]

yes just cut the rubberize insulator with a knife...take care for injury!
http://www.thermaltake.com/db/Editor/Assets/TPX875_CablesLength.jpg

 

[weathered666]

do you mean the rubber that in near the SATA connector??

 

[plaintuts]

actually applying some elbow grease on the wires would be much safer than to remove the insulation sleeves in the sata cables.

 

[terry4536]

Well a simple method is to set them out on the patio (on a hot day) for an hour or so. It will soften the insulation.

 

[weathered666]

the sleeving is sort of like a steel mesh type so applying heat should not soften it

 

[terry4536]

Do you mean braided cables? You can't make the PSU cables much softer than braided cables. You are pretty much dealing with the conductors at that point.

 

[plaintuts]

my advice is to just go hulkamania to wrestle your cables into place.

first, because the sleeving is used to protect the bare wires from damage during installation.
second, it protects the wires from having direct contact with the chassis.
and third, they make the wires look uniform and clean.

 

[weathered666]

but if i wrestle with the cables especially at the ends where the SATA connector is wont i break or damage the cables???

 

[terry4536]

No the cables are designed to bend, but you can break the connectors though.

 

[plaintuts]

if your just twisting the connector to align with your sata drive then its ok,

it will just give the cables a twisted bend near the connector, if your uncomfortable on how it looks, then relocate the the sata drive.

 

[weathered666]

i have a corsair graphite 600t casing...is there any way to place the hard disks in the super drive bay area (i think it's the 5.25)??

 

[plaintuts]

how many drives are you putting? and why would you want to put a hard drive there?

 

[weathered666]

the problem is that i need to use 2 hard disks and im using one HDD cage(lower) in the corsair graphite 600t casing and when i try to attach the power connector to the sata hard disks the PSU power cable which connects the 2 hard disks make a U shape pointing outwards from the case...so i cant close the case because the wire is extruding out toooo much...and if i try to wrestle with the wires and force them to bend too much im worried i might break them....

 

[terry4536]

Use cable ties to secure the excess cable inside the case (behind the motherboard if there is room.

 

[plaintuts]

No you cant break the wires by just merely bending them.

Just take this advice, from someone who uses one knee to forcibly close the right side panel of a computer.