PSU Pin Removal Guide
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- čas přidán 16. 09. 2011
- In this video I'll show you how to remove both the male and female pins from a 8-pin power connector. I will also share the easiest way I've found to remove the pins, which is to use industrial staples. They are stronger than standard paper staples and make taking the pins out a breeze!
I would like to thank Nils from MDPC-X International who supplied me with the sleeving you see in the video. It is of a high quality and hides the cables colour perfectly! I strongly suggest checking this sleeve out if your planning on braiding your computer cables.
Please feel free to leave any comments! and please thumbs up if you like this video.
MDPC-X International Website:
en.mdpc-x.com/ - Hry
Wow, video is 12 years old, but still a life-saver. Managed to remove all 8 pins with just two consumer staples.
Worked a treat, saved me buying an pin removal tool that I will likely never use again. Cheers!
12 years later and still helpful thanks big bro
I just did this with sewing needles for the first time. Its much easier. You can push them in a little and then do small taps with anything metal. Thumbs up to let others know :-)
In addition, rather than just pulling the wire out, you can also use a large=ish flat blade screw driver to push the PSU pin out - this is quite useful if you're a weakling like me.
LaoL _thats_ *helarious!!* ×P
Dude, huge thanks for this. I was going to sleeve my cables soon, and I couldn't find any good, clear guides that show how to do it.
Eventually, I ended up using a combination of a Staple-Gun staple (great idea by the way) and a ground-down paper clip, since I couldn't get both staples in at once. Been practicing on an old Dell PSU that I have no use for, and it's getting easier.
Once again big thanks, the guide made perfect sense and I ended up being able to do it before the video even ended.
It worked. Thanks. Used single #50 staple x2. Push the wire back in then advanced the staples to depress flange. Saved me buying the tool. Don't know what size the 6-pin pins were, but they were smaller than the standard 0.062. A single staple fitted in both sides after I filed the lead edges to a taper.
Saved me the money of buying the real tools for one time use. The good ones are expensive too. I happened to have industrial staples lying at home, and this method worked perfectly. In fact my experience was a lot easier than the one shown in the video!
Thx the staples worked for me unlike the special tool which wouldn't get in all the way. Wasn't easy to shove both staples in though, and took some force to pull the wire out.
matt... once you get the staples in, dont pull the wire! take a drill bit or a micro screw driver (small enough to fit in the connector slot but big enough not to go inside the pin itself) and just push. DO NOT pull on the cable... just push (holding the plastic connector ONLY)... itll pop and once it "pop"s... pull the wire out... if you hammer it or try pulling the cable thats how you break your pins...
Thank you. I needed to change the pin order to make a cable for a different system work. The staple method worked with 1 single staple.
Thanks a Ton, I actually had a worse problem with is the wires had come off one of the pins on the extra power connector for the motherboard and I have been struggling with this for over two days till I bumped in to your video. Even though I used normal staples instead of Industrial ones because that is all I had at hand, the job got done :) Thanks Again :)
Thanks, positive comments are always welcome!
I was also surprised how well the footage came out considering that it was shot on my iPhone 4 and the only lighting I had was natural through a window behind me and a incandescent lamp I was using to work with. Right time, right place I guess!
Hey. Many thanks. This method works so well. I'm glad I didn't by one of those expensive tools as people say those are crap. One thing that I found helped a lot was to fully push the staple in one side, remove it and then fully push it down the other side before then putting the first side back in and pushing down on both sides.
Thanks just swapped pins in ocz cable to match corsair psu. Arrow T50 8mm staples worked fine.
thank you so much your video I had my first pin out at about 6 mins, had to rebuild a cable from a modular power supply that killed 3 of my HDDs on accident. then 2 more during trouble shooting. (really really cheap drives so no sweat)
tried various tools, mini screw driver, stripped Bobby pins, flattened Bobby pin, safety pins, even a tool that I use on other connectors varying size. Once I used these staples(1/2in or 12mm t50 staples) I had my first pin out in about 25 seconds. Good video man wished I had started here.
Great video mate, been researching up on this before I get back home in april to start my first build and ive seen so many vids on how to sleeve. Now i now hot to remove the pin. Thanks
If you have blood and tears you might nearly have it. All you need is some sweat and those pins will start popping right out!
I managed to get lucky with my pins, I think it can depend on the manufacturer of the PSU. I remember reading on the LinusTech forum that Corsair PSU's are notoriously difficult to de-pin. Keep trying and don't give up!
thank you for sharing. managed to remove a molex micro-fit 3.0 pin using this method.
saved me from having to cut the wires.
Hey glad it helped you out! I also spent hours with the 'correct' tool. I found the paperclips a much better way of doing things.
Hey thanks for the tip. Works amazingly well and a bit of sharpening on the end of the staple helps too.
I'm glad you found the video useful, I couldn't believe how much easier it was using staple-gun staples either. Definitely the best way I've found so far. Once you've sleeved your PSU it would be great to see the results. Happy modding CKKyad!
Thank You So So very much. I have found other pins that were much easier, but could not figure this type out. Life saver. Was about to but with razor blade so I knew how to for future use. Ohh yeah. Started with T pin. Punctured side. Used wife's Bobby pin worked like a charm.
Great, you help me to do it, but I used common stapless... It worked just fine... Thank you!
Hey I'm watching at home and it worked! As I type this I can hear you struggling still trying to get your first one loose. I'm sure you'll get it. I might have just been lucky and got it first try. Thanks.
Edit: Hey just got finished sleeving my 24 pin cable. Alright, looks like you almost got that first wire out. Good job you.
No, but seriously Thanks for your help. I'm just a smart ass. You are right about the tools. I picked me up a small keychain size set of em. They are rubbish. Way too thick to fit. I find that with most of the tools for these unless you buy an expensive set that have been quality finished by hand.
Thanks matt anything tech/sleeving is appreciated always keep it up subscribed!
Very effective and useful technique. Thank you!
You saved me a Lot of time, I was totally stuck with female connector.
Thanks for the tutorial dude im guessing you use a pin tool nowadays. class job on your sleeves by the way very tidy.
thanks buddy, this is exactly I was looking for.
You have gotten my sub for your good info!
Thanks for the help, worked like a charm.
Wow Thanks! Glad it helped you out. Happy Modding.
Hello from Germany, thank you for the tip!!! You helped me very usefull with the clip.
Before shoving the clip all the way in you need to push the wires into the connector so that the barbs dont catch on the plastic surfaces.
Thank you! You helped me out a lot.
No problem, Happy sleeving!
got 2 cables out in 1hour with my tool, took 1min with a paperclip FACEPALM! :D thanks for the guide
This will save me $$$$ thanks.
Great. Do know how to remove Micro-fit (Molex 3.0mm) pins from connectors?
It would yes, but you would still have to unpin the connector block that comes on the PSU loom. Unless you were making custom length cables as well.
Thanks, it looks easy and fast.
Awesome. Great i youse your method with staples. Its very effective. Thx
I could find some industrial staples (because I was home and didn't want to go) so I pulled one out of my couch and it worked :D thanks. also for those who read this dont use normal staples they wont work.
if I may add after all that time, if you are crafty you can make a tool by gluing the staples to a small piece of wood or anything to make a handle.
radio shack used to carry pin extracter tools..two sizes..they looked like a steel syringe..push the tube shaped tool over the outside of the molex connecter and push the plunger on the tool and the wire with connect comes right out..
Great work! Sure to become handy. I just had a question about Brand and Model of Camera that you used for this particular Video (PSU Pin Removal Guide), unlike most CZcamsrs, your work was Focused 100% of the time in HD (720) and well lighted, (could even see finger skin ridges), it was awesome. Keep-up the good work
Thanks Batman
Have you got a picture of the two different connectors? I think that would help us clear up any confusion on the matter. =]
I just used some of those pins with the balls on the ends... They work super well! And I'm also using paracord for sleeving, as you can get 30M (100ft) for like $5. :p
Thanks man, you saved me
thanks. still a helpful video. worked fine.
If you get a hammer and anvil or other hard surface, you can flatten out the ends of the staples a bit. Don't go too far or they'll be too thin and break. Just a few taps should do it. I did the same thing with a paper clip and it worked just as well. I got the same tools as you as well and I agree, they were complete crap. Broke on the second pin.
I have just bought a cx corsair 550 psu and some pins are missing is that normal
@Adsahar
Obviously you'll also need to cut away the old sleeving and heat shrink. Use a scalpel or any other sharp precise knife but be careful not to cut through the wire underneath.
There are Pin Pullers.
A hollow tube that slides over the pin (male or female) and presses in the holding clips, then a solid poker that is part of the pin puller actually pushes the pin out of the plastic connector.
You would have these pins out in 10 seconds.
There are expensive Pin Pullers and cheaper pin pullers. Do a search for pin Pullers.
I decided to do another method, I removed the ink cartridge (refill?) from an ink pen that had the same dimension as the pins I was removing and cut off the top of the ink refill(barrel?) where there is no ink and slide it down the pin and pounded it down over the locking legs and pulled the pin out pretty easy!
shared a video on how I did mine. had a hard time and got splinters using the staple way
my cat chewed the 6 pin pcie connector that you plug into graphics cards, is there any way that i can replace it without buying a whole new PSU?
...Dude your a God, this worked for me! :))
Hey Mobius,
What do you mean when you say a two pin header? A motherboard header cable? or a 2 pin fan connector, etc? Maybe I can make another video.
Thanks God i found this video
I was attempting to replace a fan's 2-pin header with another 2 pin header because somehow they were different sizes. They were both 2 pin, so I assumed exchanging them wouldn't affect anything.
I hypothesized though that what I saw was most likely the asian standard for 2-pin fan connectors, since HIS is a Hong Kong based company.
Is it supposed to be that hard with the wings supposedly flattened already? Don't want to break the connector =(
Great!
Thanks sir
@adsahar
I see nothing wrong with pulling the wires that hard, if I did snap the small wings off of the pin its not hard to get a new pin and solder it on. Also the OCZ pins are in the connector really tight so it takes some work to get them out.
As for your other question if you can solder well then you can just buy some female pins and replace the male pins with those.
Thanks!
hi matt..i have the molex removal tool..will it work on removal of the 24 pins?
I think the molex connector pins have two winged tabs the same as the 24-pin motherboard connector pins. You could certainly try it. Maybe practice on a spare connector if you have one. 👍
@@MattHickey502 molex pin holes look much rounder..in shape..good idea..thank u..
shall try it on the older shitty case PSU's 24pin first before do so on my Silverstone 750
Wish you had shown re-inserting the pins as well. Is it as simple as just pulling the wings back out?
JovianStone Yes, just bend the wings back if they have been flattened flush with the pin. When you put the pin back in the connector you will feel and hear a click. Give the pin a slight pull to make sure it is back in securely.
Thanks for the reply. I checked out another Video after I commented and saw how simple it is. But it's good info to have here for anyone else interested. I'm trying to re-pin a spare modular psu cable, from a different unit, since I can't find any way of buying extra cables for my particular psu.
Cool! It's work ;)
@TheVidMann - Hmm that is a good question! I'm not sure to be honest, maybe someone else watching knows.
No idea what i was doing but it worked using bobby pins
I can recomend to use staples 10mm/0.7mm/11.3mm
@thefuzz1669
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it. Subbed back!
does anyone know how do i create 8pin pci-e from two 6pins connectors?
the extra 2 pins are actually ground wires. however some psus only use 2 12v wires on there 6 pins but if it does have 3 then all you need is to extra grounds. Im sure there are adapters you can try out though.
thx it's work
I think that because you was doing 2 sides at once you was leaving no room in side the connector to move & thus causing your problems. Everyone else on CZcams makes it look easy :)
HAHAHA that's exactly how i remove my pins LOL i was using a needle at first but it kept breaking so thought AH a staple is flat so i bent it into a long strip and push up on the wire the bang bang down each side then pull wire out. i just re sleeved my pci-e power cables one was bought the other i built so i can run my 2 8800gtx 460 cards as i only got one double pci-e cable
My pins are super fragile!
At this point I would just buy premade ones, cut them then splice to my desired length.
Edit: I think my pins are micro or something because the connector is smaller than yours!
@MattHickey502 thx brah'
I think I'll continue to just snip.The wires and solder them back seems way easier to me, never fai I ed me yet
But how to put it back? Im trying to replace my burned wire and i cant push it back again
Nevermind im pushing it the wrong side mybad 😂
STAPLES...of course.. Thanks.
I found 1 staple much easier! You just have to bend the staple, push either side of the pin, then do the other side, and pull it out… IK this video is from 11 years ago
Usually it's 16 gauge
I hope there not fatally injured! If so you should really head to the hospital! =] It is difficult though, stick at it and eventually it will become second nature.
Using a tool is easier....
Omfg removing pins are so damn difficult... my fingers are fatally injured :(
got the same tools and they fucking rubbish , can not pull the pins out!
try to not pull very hard from the cable... if you didn't bend the tabs all the way in the pin will broke and you'll have to change the entire pin... and thats not fun at all lol
No, no no no no. Im so sick of there not being a guide on how to remove a TWO Pin header.