Chiuy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hi, I was wondering if anyone can give me more tips or suggestions on how to pull the ATX Pins out so I can sleeve it. So far, after an hour of struggling to pull it, I have no luck of getting the pins. I have tried the staple and ATX Pin Removal tool. I just can't seem to get the "wings" to fold so I can pull it out. I am even using a pliers to try to put the tool in more that it bent the steel on the tool and I have tried to pull out the pins with the pliers until I accidentally cut my fingers. Still no luck! Are these like seal shut pins or something? I have the Corsair Module CX600M. http://i.imgur.com/4QxXpoB.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiuy Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I just tried pulling the pins out on a different PSU and it was incredibly easy. Is Corsair PSU pins are not designed to be pulled out? If so, I plan on returning it. I'm still trying and no luck! What the heck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeifer Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 If the pin removal tool you have doesn't work, maybe try a better one. Other than that, I've used a very small jeweler's screwdriver to gently fold the wings of the pins to aid in removal. This is risky however. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee jonnyguru Posted April 16, 2014 Corsair Employee Share Posted April 16, 2014 I agree with JKeifer. The problem may just be the quality of the tools you're using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 You could just buy sleeved cables from us: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/power-supply-units/psu-accessories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiuy Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 You could just buy sleeved cables from us: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/power-supply-units/psu-accessories Hah. $80+tax and not even including the 24 pins? That's extremely overpriced. I could do it for less than $10. Unless I'm making $100/hour with my current job, I would not ever consider buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee jonnyguru Posted April 16, 2014 Corsair Employee Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hah. $80+tax and not even including the 24 pins? That's extremely overpriced. I could do it for less than $10. Unless I'm making $100/hour with my current job, I would not ever consider buying it. So you think you can uni-sleeve every one of your cables in under an hour? Please video and upload to Youtube when you get to it. :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I could do it for less than $10. Good luck with that. Buying tools and the sleeving and voiding your warranty for under $10? Priceless ::pirate:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiuy Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Looks like there's not a people that mods. Modders love to void every warranty on every component. I've painted my GPU, Motherboard, Case, Ram and other crazy things to my computer. In the end, it's quite satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Trust me, we've all voided warranties and highly encourage modding. Just look at the contest we're running. The point is, you cannot do a quality job of sleeving in an hour and you can't do it for under $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiuy Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yeah, you're right. I can't because these stupid pins won't come loose without breaking them. :sigh!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yeah, you're right. I can't because these stupid pins won't come loose without breaking them. :sigh!: Believe it or not, that's due to quality. On super cheap cabling, the pins come out easily...too easily. If they come out too easily, you'll push them right out of the back of the connector which is why we use the quality stuff. The good stuff is not designed to come apart, even with proper tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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