Modular PSU compatible with custom cable

[royfrosty]

Yeap just like what bro commach mentioned. Remove the pins from the connectors of the cable that is used to connect to the PSU.

Reconnect them back to whatever brand PSU you are using. It should work.

Most of my custom cables have gone through recycling just by doing so. Hence i seldom buy new set unless there is a need to change colour scheme or need to have longer cables etc. Else i will just reuse.

 

[1+1=2or11]

The cables that came with my semi modular PSU are sleeved with all black cables so it's impossible to tell by color. I'm just looking for a PSU that happens to have PSU side connectors matching custom straight through cables so I can plug and play without going through the hassle and technical details of rearranging the pins in the connector. All these are beyond me and I would rather use the custom cables as extensions if there isn't any such PSU in the market.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Phelan]

So just buy a PSU that has the same pinouts as your current PSU or buy the custom cables that are meant for your PSU. Which I might add, you haven't told us yet so that we can give you advice.

The custom cables that you have for one brand, heck, even sometimes even models within the same brand, WILL not work with another due to the different pinouts for the PSU. THEY. ARE. NOT. UNIVERSAL.

 

[royfrosty]

The cables that came with my semi modular PSU are sleeved with all black cables so it's impossible to tell by color. I'm just looking for a PSU that happens to have PSU side connectors matching custom straight through cables so I can plug and play without going through the hassle and technical details of rearranging the pins in the connector. All these are beyond me and I would rather use the custom cables as extensions if there isn't any such PSU in the market.
Thanks for your help.

Like most of us mentioned here. Answer is no. There isn't.

This is something you have to accept.

There are some brands that will accept the same pinout of only a particular brand or an OEM partner.

Else there is no such thing as a "universal custom cables" that will fit for all kinds of PSUs. Enough said.

 

[Encrypted11]

Also KIV, its a community gathered pinout list (so not bearing potential hardware changes).. abit old but a number of popular ones are still in market.

http://www.overclock.net/forum/17973-cables-sleeving/1420796-repository-power-supply-pin-outs.html

 

[1+1=2or11]

So just buy a PSU that has the same pinouts as your current PSU or buy the custom cables that are meant for your PSU. Which I might add, you haven't told us yet so that we can give you advice.

The custom cables that you have for one brand, heck, even sometimes even models within the same brand, WILL not work with another due to the different pinouts for the PSU. THEY. ARE. NOT. UNIVERSAL.

Thanks for reiterating my intentions and restating what I had mentioned.

Thanks for all your help. I've accepted that I'll just have to carry on using my custom cables as extension. For the record, I got my custom generic cables from taobao. They are universal when acting as extension, based on their type, pci-e to pci-e, etc. One day I hope the PSU side connectors will get standardized which would be a blessing for all.

 

[Phelan]

You cannot use them as extensions. PSU custom cables from the PSU to the device are supposed to be male to male. You need female to male for them to be extensions.

The PSU connectors are all the same across the brands. The only difference is the PIN-OUT. Learn the difference.

What PSU do you have now anyway? Also, do you have any image of your custom cables? Saying that they are generic is suspicious because PSU custom cables are supposed to be brand and model specific due to the pin outs on the PSU.

 

[shadow84]

Thanks for reiterating my intentions and restating what I had mentioned.

Thanks for all your help. I've accepted that I'll just have to carry on using my custom cables as extension. For the record, I got my custom generic cables from taobao. They are universal when acting as extension, based on their type, pci-e to pci-e, etc. One day I hope the PSU side connectors will get standardized which would be a blessing for all.

You can pray for it but as long as there is no ISO standard implemented, makers need not follow.

 

[1+1=2or11]

For those who do not understand what I meant, please refer to this video

I'm praying hard for ISO standard

 

[royfrosty]

I guess your terms used are pretty much confusing people at the same time confusing yourself.

There are 2 types of custom cables.

1. Custom sleeved cables - this cables do not have an ISO standards. This is because of different manufacturers will differ from each individual pinout on the psu side. Hence you will see a lot of psu cable sellers selling custom sleeved cables to the specific brands of psu. With this there is no way that using this custom sleeved cables on brand A model will work with brand B model.

No way to do so as it is by design of the psu rails.

2. Custom sleeved extensions - this extensions is nothing to do with custom sleeved cables. Because they are connected to the original psu connectors, hence they are standardise for that.


But however for custom sleeved extensions, the cables are attached to a female to male connector. Unlike custom sleeved cables, they are male to male connector.

So get it right first. What do you still wanna achieve?

Take note that a custom sleeved cables are not the same as custom sleeved extensions. They dont work the same way and they served different purposes.

 

[Phelan]

For those who do not understand what I meant, please refer to this video

I'm praying hard for ISO standard

Even the video you linked calls them EXTENSIONS, was it so hard to tell us that you had EXTENSIONS? You kept telling us you wanted PSUs that work with any custom cable that works by plugging in DIRECTLY into the PSU.

Yes, you can use your EXTENSIONS with ANY MODEL OR BRAND OF PSU.

 

[shadow84]

Best way to learn is to just get whatever you think is right. Once it cant fit, then u will understand...

 

[1+1=2or11]

I can be rude here in my reply to some who don't bother to read, but why do I even bother...

 

[krey]

I can be rude here in my reply to some who don't bother to read, but why do I even bother...

the unfortunate truth is that you provided the answer in the first sentence of your first post. there are no universal custom cables that work across all psus, as there is no universal pin layout across manufacturers.

the people in this forum have tried to be constructive, providing you with alternative solutions, instead of simply saying 'no'.

it might sound frustrating that you cannot find the answer you seek, but posting with this tone helps nobody.

 

[1+1=2or11]

the unfortunate truth is that you provided the answer in the first sentence of your first post. there are no universal custom cables that work across all psus, as there is no universal pin layout across manufacturers.

the people in this forum have tried to be constructive, providing you with alternative solutions, instead of simply saying 'no'.

it might sound frustrating that you cannot find the answer you seek, but posting with this tone helps nobody.

Sometimes less is more, eg if I ask whether there's a direct bus from Punggol to Jurong, in my mind I'm not aware of any, but just wanted to confirmation, maybe someone has information that there'll be a new service next week or something. I'll gladly take no for an answer or even ignored if there really isn't, but I get questions like why you going to Jurong, take the MRT, etc which doesn't help the other party to answer my question directly. If I need alternatives I'll ask again but at this moment when it's not needed it's frustrating to have to give unnecessary information.

 

[shadow84]

Well, at starting, you did nt use the correct terms which led to everyone trying to figure out which cables you have - extensions or custom psu cables.

In the end, u admitted to having extensions and wanting makers to allow any extensions to directly connect to psu which will not happen as mentioned by everyone.

Since you got your answer le, will you be moving on or still blindly waiting for miracles to happen?

Or in your analogy, there is no direct bus frm punggol to jurong, need to change bus (extension cables.) You want direct, take cab ( custom made psu cables for that particular model only)

 

[5star_pundit]

Hi guys,

So far I have seen that for modular PSUs, the cables are proprietary and can't be swapped. Are there any modular PSUs with the pinouts compatible with custom cables, ie straight through and plug and play the custom cables directly to the PSU instead of using the custom cables as extension only?

do you have a photo of your pin out ?

maybe i can help you mods the cable cos i got all the tools

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

do you have a photo of your pin out ?

maybe i can help you mods the cable cos i got all the tools

Wait isn't his qns is that he is finding a "Modular PSU" to fit his "custom PSU cable" ?

And u are telling him to get a "Modular PSU" he is using(or buying a new one) and u build him "custom PSU cable"?

 

[shadow84]

Wait isn't his qns is that he is finding a "Modular PSU" to fit his "custom PSU cable" ?

And u are telling him to get a "Modular PSU" he is using(or buying a new one) and u build him "custom PSU cable"?

Correction, his custom cables are actually just extensions.... He is hoping all psu makers unify together to follow extensions pin layout on the psu so that he need nt waste $$$ when switching psu.

 

[royfrosty]

Lol guess everyone is confused by what he asked.