TECH I'm looking for silicone covers for my PSUs unused Molex plugs.

[deusexaethera]

Anybody know where I can find these things? I'm concerned that my new build might be intermittently shorting an unused plug against the chassis, because I've had a couple of spontaneous shutdowns that happened when I bumped the case. (yes, the motherboard is properly grounded.)

 

[P07r0457]

heatshrink tubing.

 

[copiertalk]

digikey.com maybe?

 

[Doc Brown]

Why get fancy? I mean it's inside the case, right?
You could just cut off a section from a balloon and wrap it around the end
and use a rubber band to secure it.

 

[dorkultra]

 

[Doc Brown]

Well that would work too, but when you take the tape off at a later date you wind up with sticky connectors.

 

[lowfat]

Cut them off completely.

 

[7960]

Cut them off completely.

or rip one out of a spare pc and take the wires out, then plug it in to the one that seems to be causing the problem.

 

[P07r0457]

or rip one out of a spare pc and take the wires out, then plug it in to the one that seems to be causing the problem.

unless you're ripping apart a cdrom or something, that won't work... PSU molex are Male, and you need a female. You'd have to use a molex from a device for that to work... but, yes, it would work.

 

[7960]

unless you're ripping apart a cdrom or something, that won't work... PSU molex are Male, and you need a female. You'd have to use a molex from a device for that to work... but, yes, it would work.

I've got a box with devices from about 12 years ago right up to 6 weeks ago when i replaced some shit.

If you've got a a plug I guarantee I've got something I'll never use again that fits in it.

 

[Doc Brown]

I've got a box with devices from about 12 years ago right up to 6 weeks ago when i replaced some shit.

If you've got a a plug I guarantee I've got something I'll never use again that fits in it.

I've got a couple of the adapters that let you plug a fan in between
a cable and a hard drive. So it has female on one end and male on the other.