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Cable Sleeving?
- Thread starter JeffB
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BellaCroix
[H]ard|Gawd
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There are a lot of variables in sleeves.
1: If it's UV sleeve you're looking for, how reactive is it? The sleeves from FrozenCPU tend to be a little brighter under blacklight than the kits they sell at MicroCenter (et al).
2: Materials: some sleeve is metal or has metal woven into it, others are various varieties of nylon, plastic, poly, or other materials.
3: Tightness/density of weave: some sleeves leave HUGE gaps when expanded to fit over wires, others are woven a little tighter and do not gap as badly.
4: Flexibility: almost all sleeves of similar composition have the same flexibility. That being said though, the poly and nylon varieties tend to be a little more flexible than the metal and plastic ones.
5: Expandability: this one tends to go hand-in-hand with number 3, generally speaking looser weave will expand a little more than tighter woven varieties.
I've used several different varieties and occasionally was forced to use different kinds in the same build and I can say you'll often be able to tell a difference (especially if you are using UV reactive sleeves).
1: If it's UV sleeve you're looking for, how reactive is it? The sleeves from FrozenCPU tend to be a little brighter under blacklight than the kits they sell at MicroCenter (et al).
2: Materials: some sleeve is metal or has metal woven into it, others are various varieties of nylon, plastic, poly, or other materials.
3: Tightness/density of weave: some sleeves leave HUGE gaps when expanded to fit over wires, others are woven a little tighter and do not gap as badly.
4: Flexibility: almost all sleeves of similar composition have the same flexibility. That being said though, the poly and nylon varieties tend to be a little more flexible than the metal and plastic ones.
5: Expandability: this one tends to go hand-in-hand with number 3, generally speaking looser weave will expand a little more than tighter woven varieties.
I've used several different varieties and occasionally was forced to use different kinds in the same build and I can say you'll often be able to tell a difference (especially if you are using UV reactive sleeves).
The Vantec black sleeve kit that I got didn't have enough sleeving for my Tagan 480W PSU. Just something to watch out for.
Measure all your cable lengths that you are going to sleeve and see if a kit is more or less economical than ordering the lengths manually.
Measure all your cable lengths that you are going to sleeve and see if a kit is more or less economical than ordering the lengths manually.
I've tried a few different kits for sleeving jobs. Whatever you do, if you're going to buy
kit vs. ordering pieces seperately... buy 2
with 1 you'll end up with not enough of what you need, and too much of stuff you
don't want.
Oh, and invest good molex removal tools. It makes a world of difference. I learned
the hard way.
-Jeff
kit vs. ordering pieces seperately... buy 2
with 1 you'll end up with not enough of what you need, and too much of stuff you
don't want.
Oh, and invest good molex removal tools. It makes a world of difference. I learned
the hard way.
-Jeff
Thanatos.
Gawd
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Can you do all of your psu in shink tube or do you have to use sleaves also?
SVC sleeving is the same quality as my Vantec pre-sleeved PS (as in good). Also, I dunno about you guys, but I can't STAND poking at my connectors with a bobby pin or small flatblade. This is a great deal. They actually work really well and the kit comes with a molex remover.