how to open corsair HX850

[MRDcanadian]

anyone know how to remove the casing of the corsair HX850. some wire are not modular and i wish to sleeve them

[Relikar]

Remove all screws and hope for the best?

[bungwirez]

I think this is a dremel job. seen it before that you need to make the opening larger anyway to accomodate the increase size in sleeved wires.

actually, guess not..


http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...-review-7.html

[MRDcanadian]

i did remove the 4 side screws and the 2 top screw but it's seams not to budge. maybe i am to soft with it :S

[MRDcanadian]

got it i was to soft lol. took a screw driver just to pry a little the side panel and it came lose. let the sleeving begin

[bungwirez]

nice job muscles

[MRDcanadian]

nice job muscles

lol it's my first time doing that so i didn't want to force anything. wow it's one hell of a mess in these things. is it just corsair that as some smaller wires that y connect at the connector and seam to go somewhere completely different then the terminal that provide power inside the power supply? maybe for a sensor of some kind?

[bungwirez]

you find all the challenges didn't you.

[MRDcanadian]

you find all the challenges didn't you.

i am finding all the challenges in it yes. i will most likely have to widden the hole for the wires like you suggested previously as i am doing individual sleeving, and that does add to the volume.

[MRDcanadian]

makes me think, so far i've been unplugging them one wire at a time to make sure i put them back where they belong in the connector.is the color of the wires determine the type of current they have. 12v+,12v neutral and so on?

[Relikar]

Yes, iirc the wires are color coded by voltage or function. Black is ground, that's all I know for sure. I'll go find a diagram.

Edit: Text chart from about.com, dunno how good this is going to look just pasted here.

Pin Name Color Description
1 +3.3V Orange +3.3 VDC
2 +3.3V Orange +3.3 VDC
3 COM Black Ground
4 +5V Red +5 VDC
5 COM Black Ground
6 +5V Red +5 VDC
7 COM Black Ground
8 PWR_ON Gray Power Good
9 +5VSB Purple +5 VDC Standby
10 +12V1 Yellow +12 VDC
11 +12V1 Yellow +12 VDC
12 +3.3V Orange +3.3 VDC
13 +3.3V Orange +3.3 VDC
14 -12V Blue -12 VDC
15 COM Black Ground
16 PS_ON# Green Power Supply On
17 COM Black Ground
18 COM Black Ground
19 COM Black Ground
20 NC White -5 VDC (Optional - Removed in ATX12V v2.01)
21 +5V Red +5 VDC
22 +5V Red +5 VDC
23 +5V Red +5 VDC
24 COM Black Ground


Soooo Black is ground, Orange is 3.3v, Red is 5v, Yellow is +12v, Blue is -12v

Source: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/inside...in-12v-psu.htm

[MRDcanadian]

nice thank you sir

[MRDcanadian]

another question for you all, what would be the best method for holding the sleeve in the psu ? and how the hell does ppl made the whole cable so straight and even with no twist and turns to align with the connectors inserts?

[gdesmo]

Hot glue or a little epoxy will hold the sleeve, and they put the connector together first with pre-cut wire lengths.

[MRDcanadian]

that's a good idea, would you think that a simple tiewrap would suffice? as it's not going to be easy at all to glue them the way they are placed in the psu and how jam packed it is in there and i am a little lazy