Worried about pin out on psu

[Altruist]

So i watched a video on how to custom sleeve, and i understood everything except the bit about pin out and that i have to careful where i plug the cables in on each end or i could destroy my compents

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[Streetguru]

Just now, Altruist said:

So i watched a video on how to custom sleeve, and i understood everything except the bit about pin out and that i have to careful where i plug the cables in on each end or i could destroy my compents

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It would be pretty hard to screw up wiring the pin outs, don't you just have to make a straight line between the connector on the PSU and the output connector for that spot?
 

 

[Altruist]

Just now, Streetguru said:

It would be pretty hard to screw up wiring the pin outs, don't you just have to make a straight line between the connector on the PSU and the output connector for that spot?
 

 

Exactly what i think, im gonna annoyed at myself if thats it.

[wONKEyeYEs]

4 minutes ago, Altruist said:

pin out

All connectors that connect to your MB are standard pinouts.

The prob lies with the connectors to the PSU.

They are proprietary and are different among manufacturers and are even different among models.

[Altruist]

Just now, wONKEyeYEs said:

All connectors that connect to your MB are standard pinouts.

The prob lies with the connectors to the PSU.

They are proprietary and are different among manufacturers and are even different among models.

Right but if i make sure the cable on the device goes into the same hole on the psu side ( straight line ) shouldn't it be fine or am i still wrong?

[manikyath]

to be honest getting the pinout right is pretty basic, if you feel like it's going to go wrong you probably should stay away from making your own cables.

 

on that note, just organised working, note taking, and properly marking your wires while assembling makes chance for error pretty low.

 

and if you want to be absolutely sure.. get a cheapo multimeter (doesnt need to be X decimals accurate for this..) and measure the output result of your cables, compared to diagrams of what they should be.

[Altruist]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

to be honest getting the pinout right is pretty basic, if you feel like it's going to go wrong you probably should stay away from making your own cables.

 

on that note, just organised working, note taking, and properly marking your wires while assembling makes chance for error pretty low.

 

and if you want to be absolutely sure.. get a cheapo multimeter (doesnt need to be X decimals accurate for this..) and measure the output result of your cables, compared to diagrams of what they should be.

 

10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

on't you just have to make a straight line between the connector on the PSU and the output connector for that spot?

 

[Altruist]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

to be honest getting the pinout right is pretty basic, if you feel like it's going to go wrong you probably should stay away from making your own cables.

 

on that note, just organised working, note taking, and properly marking your wires while assembling makes chance for error pretty low.

 

and if you want to be absolutely sure.. get a cheapo multimeter (doesnt need to be X decimals accurate for this..) and measure the output result of your cables, compared to diagrams of what they should be.

 

11 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

don't you just have to make a straight line between the connector on the PSU and the output connector for that spot?

this simply?

and where can i find diagrams?

[manikyath]

Just now, Altruist said:

 

this simply?

and where can i find diagrams?

the output side is easy, google's full of diagrams of 24-pin ATX connectors, 4 and 8 pin CPU connectors, and 6 and 8pin PCIe connectors.

 

the side of the power supply.. to be honest with you.. i'd either look at the cables if it came with ketchup and mustard cables, or use a cheap meter to measure it out. because for some odd reason power supply manufacturers just cant agree on a sensible standard.

 

like i said, if you're not comfortable doing this i'd recommend you not to. but all in all, it's really easy if you keep your mind at it.

[Streetguru]

16 minutes ago, Altruist said:

 

this simply?

and where can i find diagrams?

Assuming you have a fully modular PSU just make a copy of the existing PSU cable

[Altruist]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Assuming you have a fully modular PSU just make a copy of the existing PSU cable

semi modular

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Altruist said:

semi modular

Are you just covering up the 24 pin and CPU 8 pin?

[Altruist]

8 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Are you just covering up the 24 pin and CPU 8 pin?

no im buying the straight power 11 and sleeving all cables

making my own cables then sleeving those.

[OrionFOTL]

54 minutes ago, Altruist said:

Right but if i make sure the cable on the device goes into the same hole on the psu side ( straight line ) shouldn't it be fine or am i still wrong?

Nope. Sometimes the cables twist on their way to the PSU and aren't in a straight line. Some PSUs also use more pins on the PSU than on the connector side - for example the PSU has a 28pin slot for the motherboard 24pin cable.

[Streetguru]

38 minutes ago, Altruist said:

no im buying the straight power 11 and sleeving all cables

making my own cables then sleeving those.

How are you going to sleeve the soldered cables? If you don't have the PSU yet buy a fully modular one

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

How are you going to sleeve the soldered cables? If you don't have the PSU yet buy a fully modular one

The Straight Power 11 is fully modular. I believe it's currently the only fully modular PSU in Be Quiet's lineup.