Hoping to get some recommendations for a custom cable builder that offers more than two SATA connectors per cable. Specifically, a builder located in the US offering this service.
Looking to order some SATA power cables with a Corsair HX850 connector on one end and six locking sata power connectors with custom spacing on the other. Five feed through connectors, and one end connector. Hopefully for 16 AWG or at least 18 AWG wire. I don’t need it custom sleeved or fancy colored. Total length 50 inches.
Also looking for 24pin ATX and 8pin EPS, 30 inches. Probably single sleeve on these, don’t need every wire in it’s own sleeve.
I know I can buy the tools, ends, etc and make these myself but quality tools for the job are pricey to only get used once. I’d rather not buy cheap versions of the tools and risk catastrophic failure in my server because of cut corners.
I sent them an email. Their website doesn’t allow the number of SATA power connectors I need, but they say several places they make custom cables, so, it shouldn’t be a problem to add a few more connectors, right?
Their product appears to be identical to the Cablemod product… hmmm.
Cables are cables from a basic standpoint, they probably all source their parts from China anyway. The real difference is if they actually assemble the cables in the US or have them made overseas and ship them from their warehouse.
Specifically in regards to the SATA cables you don’t really need any special tools other than the crimper for the PSU side connection. The SATA connectors have blades that cut through the insulation to the inner strands, which you can actually do by hand if the insulation is soft enough, or with a plastic piece as a pseudo punch down tool. The end connector can often be the same physical connector as the pass throughs, just with a different plastic cap.
For the Molex crimper I used to use a cheap but highly rated ratcheting one and it was pretty terrible. I then switched to an Engineer branded crimper from Japan and the crimps were so much more solid. It will most likely be the same tool for all PSU side connections, EPS 8 pin, and the 24 pin connectors. Also PCIe connectors if you do those.
EDIT: If you do end up doing it yourself make sure you get actual 18ga or 16ga wire. I bought what was labelled as 16ga once, and although the insulation made it look like it was 16ga the actual wire was closer to 20ga. Again, highly rated listing and got garbage.
It’s really a pain in the a$$ these days trying to buy anything like wire, or connectors, and not getting scammed. I used to have a reliable source for ordering quality USA made tinned pure copper wire, but they went out of business, probably from sales lost to scammers selling CCA wire with extra thick insulation to make it look presentable.
I have a genuine Paladin Crimp-All frame with several sets of dies … I’ll see about ordering a Molex Mini-Fit Jr die for it, so I can crimp the PSU end of the cable.
Did they tell you that in an email request about product origin or something? If so and they admitted it’s made in another country, I would put them on blast for lying about country of origin. I’ve done it before and will do it everytime. Nothing like a little bad PR for a company to change their practices in most cases, just look what’s happening at NewEgg right now with GamersNexus and UFDTech.
Looking into it more, it looks like Titan Rig is the distributor for a company called Mod One, who doesn’t appear to have a website, but their twitter shows them based in Los Angeles:
I use P-Slate for SFF builds and found them to be very flexible. https://www.pslatecustoms.com/
I emailed them my extremely specific needs and they got it done in a few weeks. I don’t see anything that says they’re made in the US, but the language of their shipping page FAQ implies as much.
Based on the original post, and that response, it indicated the assumption they weren’t made in the US and they were reselling cables made outside the US. Maybe I misunderstood.
If they are made by a US company, even if they are reselling them, that’s a non-issue. Now if they are unable to make a full custom cable to your specs, that’s a different matter.
