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I want to do some psu sleeving and I need a ATX tool but all the once Ive seen people just say they break within the first few uses 

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@ericlee30 Can you recommend this guy something @forscience158 did you mean you wanted a tool set for 24pin power 8pin cpu etc?

Yeah For removing pins from Cpu,24 Pin,Gpu Power that kind 

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None of the ones i've had are that good. Some work on some cables and some work on others. Paperclips work too but i found that i have to flatten the edges with a grinder before they fit into the sides, and it takes a lot of them.

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Yeah For removing pins from Cpu,24 Pin,Gpu Power that kind 

If you live in the UK this is what you're looking for : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunbeam-Tools-PSU-Modding-ToolKit/dp/B001KQDS6G

But if you don't just search up in say Amazom.com or Google "Tools for PSU Modding" or "PSU Modding ToolKit"

I would search for someone on the forum by the name of Ericlee30. He's pretty exceptional at psu sleeving.

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If you live in the UK this is what you're looking for : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunbeam-Tools-PSU-Modding-ToolKit/dp/B001KQDS6G

But if you don't just search up in say Amazom.com or Google "Tools for PSU Modding" or "PSU Modding ToolKit"

I would search for someone on the forum by the name of Ericlee30. He's pretty exceptional at psu sleeving.

I looked at those tools people say they break super easy 

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Here is his profile, and you can PM him about anything since he's the closest person I know who does psu sleeving regularly.

http://linustechtips.com/main/user/2649-ericlee30/

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I looked at those tools people say they break super easy 

Alike operating on a human body, this is a delicate process. Sometimes tools can break.

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Alike operating on a human body, this is a delicate process. Sometimes tools can break.

No like break within one use

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful By Nick D on January 28, 2012
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This is a generic version of the tools in the picture. It has no name branding and is cheaply made. Order this product from another site and don't be mislead by the pictures that show the name branding. This is a cheaply made generic set that breaks easily so don't waste your time and money.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful By Trevor Courtney on November 6, 2011
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The one I needed the most broke on it's very first use. I recommend buying something more durable. These are very flimsy.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful By mtids on December 28, 2012
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Do not buy this! The pin removal tool broke on the first use and it didn't work anyway. Buy the tool from million dollar PC, you will pay more, but it's high quality, not this junk.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful By iouzero on August 30, 2009
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The tools included in this set are lacking in strength and bend easily with the smallest amount of pressure. Once bent, they become useless, as what little stiffness they began with is completely gone.

I'll stick with the paperclip from now on. It works better and costs a lot less
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful By Gordon LaPlante on January 17, 2013
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Of course it was an impulse buy and I missed the reviews but I had the same experience. This is a cheap knockoff product which broke during the first use. Do not buy this one.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful By Cable Ripper on July 1, 2011
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These looked nice. I bought a set to tweak PS cable for odd Dell Molex connector. I inserted the two prong tool to no effect. I wiggled it VERY SLIGHTLY and it broke off in the connector. Looking closely at the tool, I realized it was poorly designed and produced. The prongs had been over ground on the interior and didn't have enough material left to depress the Molex hooks. Likely the grinding had also weakened the prong metal. The Molex OEM tool has a small chamfer on the tip. This tool has a long draft ground along the interior length.

I wrote to both the vendor and the manufacturer. I never heard back from the manufacturer. The vendor offered a refund.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful By remotehugger on September 23, 2012
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the only part of this set worth anything is the molex pin remover - the prongs on the atx pin remover broke the first time i used it - the tool with the single point also broke - would never buy this or recommend this to anyone - the only reason i gave it 1 star is becauseof the molex pin remover - spend the money on the original molex atx pin remover - it will save you time, money and a huge headache !
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful By TANYA on September 2, 2012
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I have been sleeving entire pc's for about 5 years and have done probably 200 psu's by now. The atx pin extraction tool in this kit is absolutely worthless. Both of the prong snapped clean off on the FIRST pin I tried to remove. Don't waste your money since you are going to have to spend more anyway, get the good ones first!!!!
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@forscience158 Fine. I guess if it's too generic it may be of low quality. He might've used too much strength but I don't know. Find a brand that has good reviews and is popular.

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I think you should rename this thread to something more closely reflecting PSU sleeving/ Pin removal. "Best ATX remover tool" makes it sound like you want a tool to remove motherboards. In which case its a screwdriver. Just saying, more relevant titles will draw the right crowd of people.

 

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If you don't do this as a job, use staples. Separate 2 staples together, bend one end straight, then do this again. You have 2 L shape staples and they will work very well.

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@ericlee30 Can you recommend this guy something @forscience158 did you mean you wanted a tool set for 24pin power 8pin cpu etc?

Thanks @wng_kingsley7, sorry for the late response, for some reason I never got a notification of you linking me :(. If the OP can get the ATX pin removal tool, that would be the best, but if the OP is only going to do one PSU, he just might be better off doing what @jryang1018 suggested with the two staples. The staples method is a very inexpensive way to remove the pins, it's not as hassle free as the ATX tool but it still gets the job done :)

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Thanks @wng_kingsley7, sorry for the late response, for some reason I never got a notification of you linking me :(. If the OP can get the ATX pin removal tool, that would be the best, but if the OP is only going to do one PSU, he just might be better off doing what @jryang1018 suggested with the two staples. The staples method is a very inexpensive way to remove the pins, it's not as hassle free as the ATX tool but it still gets the job done :)

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I have an MDPC version here;

http://en.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-sleeve/sleeve-kits-tools/sleeve-tools/pin-remover-by-molex-the-original.htm

 

Lutro0 also has one but I dont have any personal experience with it.

http://lutro0-customs.com/products/lccustommolexextractor

 

I have had no issues with the MDPC one.

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This is what Molex, the company that makes the pins and connectors, sells for this purpose: http://www.newark.com/molex/11-03-0044/extraction-tool/dp/94F9674

 

EDIT: This is the tool that MDPC-X and Lutro sell, Lutro's is modified slightly IIRC.

 

Works 100x better than the Sunbeam set (linked above a bit).

 

Personally, $20 is very little to pay to not have to get angry at inanimate objects.

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The mdpc version hands down! Its way easier then using stables or that kind of diy junk...  I've got one and its absolutely amazing!

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Agreed.  Get the Lutro tool.  I just did mine and was not able to get the tool because it was out of stock.  I used an iPhone sim extractor tool (the one that comes with the phone) and it took me over 12 hours to sleeve my PSU.  Mind you I was using paracord and heatshrink so it took a long time.

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I got this,Phobya Molex Extractor Kit. And already sleeved more than 5 PSU's with it. :P

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If you don't do this as a job, use staples. Separate 2 staples together, bend one end straight, then do this again. You have 2 L shape staples and they will work very well.

Seriously staples or a paperclip are best. I used tools to start off with. They were extremely difficult to use and they just broke after an hour. Switched to a paperclip and I was depinning them cables so easily.

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guys Ive made an amazing discovery! Im was struggling to de-pin using staples and i thought maybe something sturdier was needed and grabbed the smallest two flathead bits in my ifixit pro tool kit 1mm and 1.5mm, while fiddling with those i somehow spun the 1mm around and the next pull it slid right out intact. seeing how this might have been a fluke i started on a new pin and simply inserted, spun about three times and repeated on the other side and the pin came out, again undamaged. i did all 38 of the cables i was sleeving and the depinning took about four seconds a pin max! ill post pics later but this method of just spinning a 1mm flathead next to the retention clips made this whole process a million times less frustrating. anyway i hope someone finds use in this thread even though its 4 years old

 

 

P.S. this method probobly will damage the clips if used more than twice but you should only need one and i havent tested it any further for fear of breaking one

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