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Case Neatness

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by boeingfixer, Mar 15, 2002.

  1. rowdy Newcomer, in training

    I've had that problem. What I did was build a couple of busses. I mounted ione on the inside of the case next to the mother board and the other on the rear of the top drive bay. . Building the buss itself is pretty simple.
    I bought a length of quarter inch by one and quarter copper strap six inches long. Sawed it in half, drilled holes for quarter inch bolts in each . By brazing the bolts into place I was able to use wingnuts with flat washers to connect the wiring going to my drives/fans as well as the from the power source. If you can't get you hands on a torch , either tap the buss block and use studs or double nut the bolts to make sure you have a solid connection.
    I then opened the power source and clipped the wiring to the connectors inside the power supply for neatness. Make sure not to trim your motherboard supply though. Also be sure you use shrink tubing to insulate the bare ends, I used two layers of shrink tubing just to make sure.. A few ring connectors, and some solder to attach them to the ends of the wires you just amputated from the power source and you are good to go. Make sure you use short enough bolts and you can mount these just about anywere in the case. Having only two or three sets of wires from the power source makes it easy to keep things tidy. Make sure you put a couple of extra bolts and wingnuts in each buss. That will make adding extra fans, lights or gadgets quick and easy. I'm on my way to work so this has to be a quick explanation. I hope I was clear enough. If not there's my email addy in my profile. I think I may still have some pictures and a wiring diagram I did at the time. If I can find them. Be sure to put Techspot in the subject line so the spam filters don't get ya.

    God luck
    This should read Good luck, but you never know
  2. morgstormhammer Newcomer, in training

  3. 1000cc Newcomer, in training Posts: 83

    MY next PSU .. My 400 watt did not come with this set up but my next 500 watt from Ultra well.

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  4. Justin Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,595

    How did a 3-year old thread get resurrected?
  5. Mudshark Newcomer, in training Posts: 143

    yup was a bit suprised to see this one again.... but it's good to know that
    folks are still modding and taking care of their stuff. You gotta LOVE that
    machine! ;) and you have to admit, that is one sweet looking PS :grinthumb
  6. Dr_Seuss Newcomer, in training Posts: 90

    I kitted my case out with the rounded IDE cables and alot of the wires i can hide next to the 5 1/4" bays but i always have a problem hiding the odd few wires (usually from my case fans) but i advise getting the rounded IDE cables and the wire twists
     
  7. 1000cc Newcomer, in training Posts: 83

    just look at my mess

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  8. BringinHeat Newcomer, in training Posts: 171

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