Should YOU Make Your Own Cables?

[@danieleckert3508]

Some corrections to the part from 2:58 - 3:20 No, a C-C cable does not need any resistors to work properly, but it'll need a fifth wire, the CC wire, needed for assigning power and data roles and power levels. The part of the spec you've shown, with the 5.1 kΩ resistors is not for cables, but for receptacles: Any USB-C port intended for recieving power will need two 5.1kΩ resistors, so it'll be correctly identified as a power sink. And an A-C cable. like you've created. actually needs a resistor; a 56kΩ resistor between one of the CC pins and Vbus to operate properly - I hope for you that the used breakout board already had that resistor installed, these kind of boards usually do.

[@radium9]

This needs to be higher up.

[@nimoy007]

This should be pinned

[@disc0very]

Yep

[@BaxBunny]

When I was watching this I thought it was weird that they said that you didn't need the resistor for the usb A to C cable. I specifically remember running into this problem when I was buying cables for my nexus 5 and 6p phones. Daniel has it right here, and LTT should address this!

[@gyulamasa6512]

And also the wire color sequence matters! The green-white wires are for data and they are twisted pair. So, if you group red/black with white/green, it most likely will not work, or it will work with really slow speeds. Of course, if you just want to use it for charging, it is theoretically OKay.

[@iloveshw]

As for the colors of the cables for USB - I would suggest keeping to the standard (red - power positive, black - power negative, green - data negative, white - data positive). First of all - it's color-coding so a person fixing it would know what to expect. Second of all, I had experience with cable where red and black wires are thicker since they potentially carry more current. So making sure that they're the same on both sides protects you from destroying devices you connect, following a color code helps in the long run - protecting the cable and making fixes/changes easier.

[@BrianG61UK]

YES YES. You need a proper twisted pair to be carrying the data. If you mix the pairs or even use the wrong pair it's not going to work reliably.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

@@princes2623 too cheap to buy a domain name for you spam?

[@dankmemes3447]

@@falsemcnuggethope domains can get revoked, he's eliminating a potential point of failure by directly using the ip.

[@PeterHertel]

@iloveshw was going to comment the same thing. Standards do matter, do it properly and follow them. Slightly related I worked for a guy who relocated a utp patching rack and had to cut all the ends. He wired them to code and nothing worked. He then found out the person who installed them didn't care about the colours and just did them randomly (albeit the same on each end). He ended up having to terminate all the cables on both ends.

[@preciousroihomeshoppingnet7908]

@@PeterHertel I know someone with a house that has 2 runs of cat 5 cable to almost every room in the 4-bedroom 4 and 2-1/2 bathroom house running down to a central punchdown board...all of them are wired as phonelines. I'd fix it myself, but looking at all that spaghet, I don't know how to do it properly, ideally they'd all terminate to a switch or hub or patch panel. In reality she needs like 1 or 2 phone lines (1 to her bedroom and 1 to kitchen where cordless base unit lives) and the rest could be ethernet.

[@user-neo71665]

When you coil the wire: After it's cool take it off the metal rod and twist the cord backwards so it coils back up. That will make it springy and tighten up the coils like a store bought cord.

[@pawanyadav9854]

wdym "twist the cord backwards"

[@WRSTxPumbaa]

@@pawanyadav9854 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIaboHqbpLhrd5I

[@JaredBusch]

yup, in fact, it's paramount to a proper cable coil!

[@agustiomaitimu144]

@@pawanyadav9854 like re-coiling it, but inwards

[@user-neo71665]

@@WRSTxPumbaa That's long and drawn out. I just clamp one end to the edge of a table and twist the other end till it's done. I don't rewrap it around the rod. Unless your doing a few feet it's not really hard.

[@jasonwalon5470]

I like where this is going. Maybe we are going to see a PSU build next time

[@llortaton2834]

i dont see how this could go wrong, teaching linus subs to build a psu.

[@jordananderson2728]

@@llortaton2834 It'll probably explode and then the user will get blamed. Wait. Wrong company.

[@CatsMeow_]

Can't go worse than gigabyte...

[@darkwingduck7247]

@Anna I didnt know that 😨

[@jasonwalon5470]

@Anna aye fam, that was unexpected but you made me cry

[@cris_crafter]

The Order you solder them on actually matters. The Green and White Cables are the data wires and are twisted with eachother. If you use the red or black wire as the data cable, you might get issues with the connection reliability. Especially over longer distances. So, if anyone want to do this on their own, just remeber that. :D

[@tapatazapata5970]

In addition to that, red and black can be thicker / lower AWG, so if you mix them up you could also have unnecessarily high voltage drops when charging / powering devices (yes RasPi, don't look away...)

[@cris_crafter]

@@tapatazapata5970 Haha, I totally forgot about that one. Also, I cant remember a single time where my RasPi didn't show the flash symbol. lol

[@Helveteshit]

Depends on the cable. Not all cables got twisted pair. Might just be four twisted wires, which reduces noise equally well. To take an example, most cheaper CAT4 tend to not be twisted pairs.

[@_s_9920]

twisting them together helps stop interference from rogue frequencies both from the power supply as well as from outside equipment such as wifi, radio receivers, lighting etc.

[@chaos.corner]

@@_s_9920 Yes. This is also why they are D+ and D- and not just one cable referenced to ground.

[@frankgrimes9299]

Pro tipp: Before removing the core from the paracord just glue it to the cable you want to have as core instead. Then simply pull the core from the other side.

[@mattshaile1721]

Came here looking for this, sounds simple, does it actually work?

[@EVILLASER]

Holy geez, Batman. If that works, you just made my life much, much easier as it pertains to building custom cables.

[@RirtyDascal]

Learned this type of trick as an electrician pulling out old conductors from conduit while also pulling in new ones.

[@10throwfilms]

What kind of glue? Super Glue?

[@der_rechtsamwald]

If you're building lots of cables, fe a 24pin, it's also easier to build one very long 10meter cable with this technic. Afterwards just cut it in peaces.

[@Fatty420]

Put Anthony in the thumbnail and wait half the video for him to appear? You're playing a dangerous game there, Linus

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

I'm 5 minutes in and was worried about the same thing!

[@karehaqt]

@WHO LOVES OLIVIA Stfu

[@bmora2133]

I read this before the video starts and idk if I want to watch it... He's the only one who interests me really. He knows so much it's interesting

[@lecogti177]

Most people praise Anthony because they feel sorry for him.

[@hrishabh]

@@lecogti177 lmao not even close. Most of us like him for his soft sound and his extreme depth of knowledge

[@QuibizOwl]

Note: for usb cables it is important wich wire goes to where on the connector because the red and the black are for power and just go straight through but the 2 data wires are a differential pair so there twisted together inside the cable to keep both interference from outside out of ur usb data and to keep the usb data itself from interfering with other stuff. Have a good day y’all

[@kstricl]

Came here to see if anyone else caught that. The power leads are often a heavier gauge as well to better handle current.

[@Jpeg6]

Came here to say the same thing Plus is generally good form to use correct wiring since if you have to fix one side or attach another end you may not know how it was wired.

[@OgbondSandvol]

Came here to agree with all of you. An experienced guy would prefer to buy a cable, ever!

[@hellterminator]

Yup, that was an instant dislike. If you're making a tutorial that will be seen by literally milions of people you *have to* do it right.

[@tehbest]

I would have probably told the viewers the correct way to do it and suggest to use the conventional pinout, despite it probably working either way

[@LRM12o8]

9:37 apparently you can make the coil springy by "reversing" the coil, meaning wrapping it around the stick in the opposite direction to which it is coiled. This should add tension to the coil and make sure it contracts back to shape after it's been expanded. I will give this a try, when I find the time.

[@NijiharaKaito0]

I like your name. YT could at least have given us a toggle for this "feature".

[@pebble.s]

Yep, reversing the coil works really well, I've tried it

[@Litruv]

also, use an oven instead without the connectors on, I use oven ~1/2hr before reversing, and 1/2hr after reversing @110c

[@JBantha]

i tried it myself. it works great

[@BenRajan]

9:37 It's actually really easy to make your coil spring. Just follow what they did to make the coil, then when it cools simply rewrap the coil around the rod again but this time go in the opposite direction. The tension makes the coil really springy.

[@3nertia]

I don't s'pose you'd know of any videos about this off the top of your head?

[@greengohm]

Love the new series and hope for more, but one thing right off the bat that could be improved: better camera work on the small things. I could barely see what you were showing to the camera - which is a bummer since those details could matter, especially for someone new in soldering and DIY.

[@crackny4n]

@WHO LOVES OLIVIA reported for spam

[@gabrielschirmbeck400]

+1 to that, specially considering LMG has top notch cinematography, a bit of macro shots during soldering would be nice

[@franciscofalo8142]

I was about to say the same thing

[@kaldo_kaldo]

Is 1 video a series?

[@njoshua3265]

@WHO LOVES OLIVIA Doesn't matter if you are lying, nobody cares.

[@irishgiant5150]

It's funny how DIY instructions often mean the concept is poorly executed and poorly shot. We both need to see it being done up close, and see it done well. Meanwhile high end products and car videos often get top notch camera work, which isn't a bad thing, just feels bad by comparison.

[@officialspaceefrain]

Why no close ups right? I wanted to see the soldering and the crimping but left dissatisfied

[@martinjose6273]

Yea I felt the same!

[@jpaugh64]

It takes a lot of effort to make a high production-quality DIY tutorial, plus lots of prior experience. If the topic's niche, don't bishe.

[@jo09oi]

Marketing money

[@PabzRoz]

This might be the worst tutorial I have ever seen for custom cables lol... We can barely see anything being done up close. They made this seem way more intense and difficult then it actually is and if I was new to this it would definitely steer me away from trying. Good thing there's plenty of fantastic tutorials out there on KZbin for making custom cables like this.

[@okamikfp5660]

Linus: why do you want to work at LTT? Anthony: I like orange. Linus: you’re hired.

[@jake_3745]

YEP thats what qualifies Anthony xD

[@justlixian293]

you forgot he says that in the most nicest and easily understandable voice tune

[@okamikfp5660]

@@justlixian293 Thank you FBI agent 🙏

[@kerbain]

Can you say "water bottle"

[@kulareddy5331]

Later Anthony talking to himself, “I like 🍊 🍏 🍌 🍉 🍑 🥝 🥭 etc”

[@kitsunesenpai441]

No idea if someone has already mentioned it in the comments - but Alphacool has a "crimping kit" containing all the necessary tools - and yes Anthony, the crimping pliers has a ratchet. :D But the really great thing about this kit is that it contains a sleeving needle - the cables can be easily dragged through the sleeve. And a tip: If you use Paracord, you can crimp the sleeve together with the cable jacket in the pins, so you need not "ugly" shrub hoses or melted sleeve for fixing the sleeves.

[@KiwiKeebs]

6:30 - isn’t that technically incorrect? Green and white in proper USB cable are a twisted isolated data pair which should be used on the data lines as far as I know

[@LMojzis]

No, the proper explanation is "F*CK THE STANDARDS". What do you want, an accurate information and LESS pribability of fire? Are you new here? /s Obviouisly I'm joking :D EDIT: I already fixed 1 typo. This'll have to do...

[@DasKloputzer]

yeah the blondie has no idea what he's doing

[@GodLike-pe6kj]

Often the power wires are thicker as well... I wouldn´t try mixing up data and power wires, the standards are there for a reason.

[@chaos.corner]

Linus should never joke about tweezers again after putting this video out.

[@kb3khs]

I was logging in to say this exact thing. Data lines are a twisted pair for differential signaling and power lines are higher gauge in quality cables... order matters... the rate of twisting and number of twists overall matters.... not just any wire will work... you need shielding as well... anyone attempting this should do their research.

[@ConnorNolanTech]

You COULD make your own sleeved pcie, cpu, and 24 pin cable extenders, OR you could just use the pin extractor to sleeve the wires from your power supply, and just do them one at a time to make sure you don't mix them up.

[@joeyverliesharen]

No, you can't, not really anyway. It is really difficult to move the terminal with its sharp bits sticking out through the paracord. Trust me, I've tried it the first couple of times. I've made over 8000 wires since then. What you do is you strip and crimp one end of the wire, then pull the sleeve over from the other end -before you strip the wire-, melt the sleeve over the two wings of the terminal. Only then do you strip, crimp and melt the other end. It gets really difficult if your psu model is in the 99% of models that have split wires and/or in-line capacitors. It gets basically impossible if you're not skilled at pin removal and accidentally pull a wire out of the connector, leaving the metal terminal behind. Just buy new materials to make a completely new cable. It's easier, far more forgiving if you make mistakes -since you can still use the stock cables if everything goes wrong- and just looks better, since your 'fresh' wire shouldn't have any kinks and capacitors in it.

[@MiesPeuk]

@@joeyverliesharen a little bit of tape fixes that. Then it will go through.

[@joeyverliesharen]

@@MiesPeuk yes, that helps. That still leaves you with the issue of in-line capacitors, split wires, and being completely SOL if you damage a wire in the process of removing it from the connector. Just start this hobby by making some extensions from scratch. It's a much more fool-proof process.

[@mattpenguin3030]

@@joeyverliesharen It's a lot easier to sleeve after crimping if you're using PET sleeving which I prefer over paracord. It is definitely a lot easier to not have to depin a power supply, but I have used the depinning method before to sleeve a couple of non-modular power supplies

[@johngy6296]

They missed the most important step for coiling cable - reversing the coil so it provides a tighter, more permanent coil. Plenty of how-to videos on YT but use a drill in reverse and it’s done in a few seconds.

[@zvava]

+1

[@gilangignasraharjo6138]

It's nice to have informative comments like this... thank you sir

[@jasonh1498]

Took me thinking over it three times to finally understand what this meant, but I figured it out.

[@xanderstuff7]

@@jasonh1498 Explain please lol

[@dartmoncometh]

Seeing as we do yoyo string they same way. it would be worth it to note that you probably shouldnt crank down too hard on the coiling, too much and it could snap depending on the materials used for the cabling.

[@AsianBear44]

I enjoy stuff like this, it makes me want to dive right into it. As an aside, I personally would have liked more close ups or diagrams of the bits you're doing for those who might want to follow along, make things easier on them.

[@DrDumplingMD]

This

[@Sandriell]

Yeah, as tutorials go, this is pretty useless.

[@AsianBear44]

@@Sandriell I wouldn't call it completely useless. Just having someone describe something can be a big help. But it does mean that if I wanted to do this I'd probably look for other tutorials as well.

[@ElectrcRadiation]

There are much more in depth tutorials on yt if you really want to learn as well

[@NorroTaku]

I endorse this message

[@Brunghis]

Anthony is always a treat to have. His grin every time the counted off the multimeter is precious.

[@M.C.Turnt69]

14:56 Also, if you frequently plug and unplug the cables....it might be a good idea to apply a VERY small dab of hot glue where the pin meets the wire right before putting it into the housing to ensure it doesn't come out at any point. I had this issue when sleeving molex back in the day. They had a bad habit of coming out.

[@hikaritsumi2123]

"Have you done it before?" "No" "Perfect I haven't either" That make me laugh so hard

[@glitchmanshandle]

@@DemeDemetre Same

[@DeerJerky]

@@princes2623 thanks for your website's ip

[@michaelbraaten]

I sleeve cables professionally… this was hard to watch lol

[@jkmorbo]

That and when Anthony said "I like orange". Anthony cracks me up sometimes lol

[@mrmattbassett]

I don’t understand why anyone would want to do this. It seems like it would cost more money and time then just buying online. I can find all lengths and color in 30 seconds for under $10.

[@olliroxx2418]

Note for USB 3 (or type C) cables: White and green(D+ and D-) are the only data pair where polarity matters, yellow and brown (RX1), green and orange (TX1), white and black (RX2) and red and blue (TX2) don't care about polarity

[@olliroxx2418]

@@KenS1267 By usb 3 I mean the 3 differential (plus power) wires that would go into a usb 3 type a port. usb c has an extra 2 pairs (if its usb 3, which I think most usb c cables are)

[@ignaloidas]

@@olliroxx2418 USB 3 Type C cables are quite hard to do yourself tbh, you're looking at 18 solder joints for a full featured cable, which are going to be very small, and the tolerances for USB3 differential cable pairs are small enough that I don't think it's really DIY-able by most people.

[@elchartps3]

@@ignaloidas yeah i tried to repair a cable without much succes

[@jeffjoraj]

@@KenS1267 USB 3 has additional pins no matter the connector. Olliroxx was talking about those extra pins, not the connector.

[@olliroxx2418]

@@KenS1267 usb 3 type c does have extra wires/contacts, even if its the same speed as a usb 3 type a. USB 3 type a has 5 more contacts than a usb 2 connector (RX+/-, TX+/-, signal return ground). Usb 3 type c has an extra 2 differential pairs (RX2+/-, TX2+/-) and the CC and SBU contacts (2 each, bc its reversible). You can see this if you go to the wikipedia page for usb c, scroll down to "specification" and compare it to the usb 3 page ("pinout" section). TI and Microchip (at the very least, those are the ones im working with) have both made products where usb 3 type c is different to usb 3 type a.

[@MickBasterd]

Watching Anthony try to keep a straight face when testing his cable was the highlight of my morning.

[@kulareddy5331]

What?

[@anomalousresult]

@@kulareddy5331 WATCHING ANTHONY TRY TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE WHEN TESTING HIS CABLE WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY MORNING.

[@kulareddy5331]

@@anomalousresult weirdo

[@EFLO3D]

Do two pieces of heat shrink on the ends. make the under piece longer, and the piece youll put over it shorter. Also use adhesive lined heat shrink.

[@The_Cyber_System]

I have no interested in doing custom cables, so this was something I had playing in the background while working. But I'm actually doing a separate DIY guitar project and the soldering tips on display here are actually super helpful for that. Unexpected advice is the best!

[@JackNormalMemes]

Anthony is still my favourite character in the LTT manga

[@michaelthompson9798]

Anthony for CEO!

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

He needs a special catchphrase for his videos.

[@UOTCbassist]

Anthony lore is best lore.

[@arccraver]

Can Anthony beat goku?

[@Lv.zx6r]

Idk lol As someone who lives in Canada I can tell you everyone smokes bud And he looked hella high 😂 not hating but probably had something to Do with him being extra hilarious this video👀

[@filipvanham6052]

6:33 About the cable colors not mattering. I thought that the red/black ones are thicker than the white/green ones, and thus it does matter? Also, if i'm not mistaken, the data cables are twisted pair to cancel out interference.

[@naota3k]

Depends on the cable rating you're using, but generally yes, you are correct. Better to keep white/green for data as intended.

[@ericheid2486]

That depends on how good of cable they bought, but yes, power is generally 20-28 AWG and straight, while data lines are 28 AWG and twisted.

[@scienteer3562]

Yes it still matters. USB is an impedance controlled standard. The spacing between the pairs needs to be correct to prevent corruption of the signal.

[@princes2623]

THE CASUAL GIRL ARE 45.76.207.246/278?Making-love RUNGKAD DEAR KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "help" KZbin: BE GONE History : deleted Phone : yeeted Body :heated Holy water : needed #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #垃圾.

[@kubajuszczak5680]

Yeah I thought that. The data lines are a differential pair

[@ColorOfTheDay]

"What we forgot to show you was..." How to basically make the whole cable... they skipped the soldering step!

[@AMalas]

Yes! Horrible video

[@kazioo2]

LTT is generally focused more on making videos entertaining and not so much teaching It gets more views when the people are the main subject and not the hardware. Same reason all videos have a big face on the picture to get more clicks. Ironic how popularity turns KZbin into more and more something resembling traditionally TV. Human psychology is the same no matter the platform.

[@Terrobility]

@@kazioo2 A good editor/producer can both keep it technical and entertaining. JayzTwoCents does it just fine...

[@kaldo_kaldo]

@@Terrobility Not sure if Jay is a good example. He always gets so many things wrong.

[@kaldo_kaldo]

If you don't know how to solder then this isn't the place to learn.

[@Jayeeyee]

If you're making non-extension types of PCI/EPS/ATX cables, MAKE SURE you find the cable diagram/schematics specifically for your PSU model. Not all manufacturers follow the same pinouts on their cables, and some pinouts are different on a model-by-model basis even if it's from the same manufacturer.

[@fakecubed]

I started getting into making my own cables when I got into Arduinos and building my own sensor platforms and needed to wire up the Arduinos to short range industrial radio transceivers. The IO was a little complicated and the cleanest solution was to simply make my own cables. Otherwise it would have been a mess of color-coded patch wires, or getting custom PCBs manufactured and a lot of soldering. A good crimper is definitely a must. Once you understand the basics of cabling and headers you can do projects like these quite easily.

[@bswizzle93]

I love the vids with Anthony, He is very informative when he explains something but he's also very chill with his approaches. No offense to the rest of the guys they're great but Anthony and Alex are my two favorite presenters.

[@kaylons]

I mean, tbf, at least Linus doesn't bs you (he's upfront about what he's talking about. But yeah, Anthony wins.)

[@ExarchGaming]

agreed, alex and anthony are my favorites too.

[@NoID42069]

I love Anthony and everything he touches is gold.

[@kulareddy5331]

Hey weirdo.

[@jansmycka4338]

We all do but this was kinda shite

[@raytry69]

Orange! :D

[@Scitch87]

10:55 Anthony: "Crimpers that don't have that ratching mechanism - do NOT buy them!" My crimping tool: * Happy clicking noises *

[@rpavlik1]

It's true for Ethernet, but it's not true of all crimp connectors. My non-ratcheting tool for crimping jst-xh compatible connectors is much more useable than the ratcheting one.

[@kulareddy5331]

Actually Anthony uses his own teeth as crimper.

@@rpavlik1 That probably means that your ratcheting tool for JST-XH connectors is not a good one. The key benefit you get from a ratcheting tool is Goldilocks connections; the amount of crimping pressure on the wires is Just Right. Too little and wires slip out; too much and the pins may be flattened too much and won't fit into the connector body.

[@rpavlik1]

@ that's probably true, it's probably not very good. But I can feel the crimping process in the non-ratchet one so I do always get perfect crimps. I got the Iwiss non-ratchet ones Big Clive recommended in his big comparison video.

[@moredots]

@@rpavlik1 I mean with a purpose built crimp tool, there's no such thing as an operator doing something specific to achieve "the right crimp force". You just seat the contact properly (you can definitely screw that up), then squeeze the handles until the die bottoms out, and the crimp is properly made. The tool design handles everything else. That said, most hobbiests aren't going to go out and buy the official crimper since they can get expensive.

[@sinrock85]

Linus, Riley, Alex and Anthony are my four favorite folks on this channel! Y’all are swell 👍

[@preferredimage]

13:47 I love the way you see the joke forming in Anthony's mind as he's plugging those lead in.

[@equinox2584]

"I'm having a little bit of trouble getting it in" "just the tip" audience: "..."

[@CaneSugars]

He be needin some “lube”

[@igotnoname4557]

Keep your wick in a vice.

[@Optimus7591]

I mean what were you expecting, they have an only fans

[@Optimus7591]

@@Chris-hw4mq r/wooooooooosh

[@invisiblemasses]

"Phrasing!"

[@Ace0nPoint]

Seeing Anthony open up and joke a bit made me really happy in my heart. We want you to be yourself homie. We love you man. Your heart is beautiful to us man.

[@ardie72]

Is he your son?..because I have to tell you..you messed up his upbringing...he needs help

[@fervent2896]

@@ardie72 The fuck?

[@ardie72]

@@fervent2896 what's wrong?

[@fervent2896]

@@ardie72 The fuck is up with your comment?

[@scottkoningsor9968]

That camera tilt when the heat gun is just on, laying on the table.... thank you Linus!!

[@jasont659]

Ahh, brought back memories of back in the days (2000's) when I worked in a computer shop and people would pay us to customize their power cables for gamer computers. The first module power supply just came out, but rest of them I would have to sheath them on the power supply after popping off the molex connectors. Back then, we were able to pick up the sheathing without buying para-cord. Which for multiple cord connectors we would just use a larger size so all the cables go together in one sheath to make a nice cleaner look. But there were only a dozen colors if that. Now if I have a nice computer with a window on it, I would so do it once again though lol.

[@lukeperryglover]

Alex going ham with the "lighter" and Plouffe like uhhh. lol It's cool watching him help Alex though. Man it looks like they had so much fun with this!

[@DroidFreak36]

Alex: "This seems like a fire hazard" [immediately cuts to Alex torching the cable] lmao

[@cybulasoup2637]

Anything DIY is Alex's work. Love him.

[@KLAP_TV]

Yes! Love Anthony and Alex both

[@jasonjaeger7383]

Pro tip, when making a pcie connector, start with putting headers on one end and plug them into the black piece. Then cut the other end to length and put headers on it so that you don't get a rainbow

[@princes2623]

THE CASUAL GIRL ARE 45.76.207.246/278?Making-love RUNGKAD DEAR KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "help" KZbin: BE GONE History : deleted Phone : yeeted Body :heated Holy water : needed #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #垃圾.

[@chillmal6271]

Do you know where one could buy some pcie connectors, especially female? Or at least if they have some kind of „professional name“ share that or something I couldn’t find one last time I searched

[@ahabsbane]

As an old school enthusiast, I used to remove the excess length and connectors from PSUs. This was way before the glory days of modding, there weren't many bolt in mods for computers, and the big thing was to min/max the PSU cables, do custom IDE, and put everything in braided sheathing.

[@cutterboard4144]

6:20 No, it doesnt "dont matter" which cables are used on the USB connectors. the USB D+ and D- signals are differential, so you should wire those tabs on the connector with a drilled pair of wires to minimize signal degradation.

[@Blamoo2]

Oh god why isn't this comment pinned? This is critical.

[@Graphics_Card]

I honestly have not even heard of these words: *Building your own cables*

[@Inevitabledreamss]

I made my own ethernet cable recently. Baby steps! I recommend trying it - it's very fun! If you're a nerd that is

[@annjrue]

@@Inevitabledreamss I did this too! Needed a custom run from my router to my bedroom. But all my other cables running to my computer are an absolute rats nest.

[@hal9xxx321]

Wait till you try the Audiophile cable market. There are some insane IEM cables out there

[@Nuds1223]

@@Inevitabledreamss that one is fun! I bought like 500 ft of cat 5e forever ago and every time I move I just make new runs.

[@Grqphx]

Lmaoo yea ig so

[@Sarsour_]

Alex has come a long way with his on camera charisma, now he's one of the most humorous and charming characters on the channel.

[@TehCodehzor]

I had a friend make custom extensions for my wife's Fallout themed build. They came out fantastic.

[@Arudis4x]

13:48. Seing his eyes light up brought a smile to my face.

[@IkesVintageTech]

I used to work in a cable shop at an Army Depot and it takes repetition, tedious amounts of repetition to get good at making cables. I used to train people and sometimes even highly skilled electronics workers had trouble making cables. I once knew a guy that couldn’t figure out the crimper… The other thing is power cables should be HIPOT tested to ensure there’s no arcing. Would be funny to see some people’s DIY cables go up for inspection.

[@EfrainMan]

A miracle today, an LTT video longer than a GamersNexus video on the same day!

[@evyatarget_practice]

For the Paracord - there is an easier way to sleeve the USB cable: you can tie the core of the paracord (the white strings on the inside) to your new USB cable and pull it through the outer layer. Should be way faster too.

[@RinoAP]

and here I thought the white string is for grounding 😌

[@tychowerner]

Use the cord to pull thru the cable? About that you can use any color for anything aslong as it's the same on both and I find that terrible advise. The color of the wire show their purpose, Red for voltage +, Black for ground, Green/White for data. In a few years you are reattaching those cables and you think someone wired it up as expected and you get 5v on your data lines. Great advice

[@naota3k]

For what they were saying, the way they connected the wires shouldn't matter as long as they're the same gauge. It's better to use the normal pinout so you don't confuse yourself or anyone else in the future, but it really doesn't matter as long as you're consistent.

[@jpaugh64]

Ignoring professional guidelines comes with the DIY territory. Beware of homemade cables, when you come back to them. Ideally, those who take the time to make a DIY project have that polished, "manufactured" look will also take the time to get _all_ the details right.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

The data wires are a twisted pair for reduced interference. And the power wires may be thicker depending on the cable.

[@rolf-smit]

I thought I was an amateur, now I feel like an actual professional after watching this. I need more of this shit, makes me feel way better about myself 😂, keep them coming LTT!

[@TheCodyLaxton]

Anthony is a genius and I could watch him all day. I learn some new trick everytime he's in a video. The end to end to match the wiring was so smart on the fly and saves so much time

[@haiichuu]

I love it when the editing gets unhinged. Never fails to make me lose it lol

[@abhishekpandey2586]

I love the smile of accomplishment on Anthony's face test the cables with multi-meter

[@kulareddy5331]

Hey weirdo.

[@abhishekpandey2586]

@@kulareddy5331 hi

[@Kenzirs]

Yeesh, more like creepy

[@kulareddy5331]

@@Kenzirs I agree.

[@princes2623]

THE CASUAL GIRL ARE 45.76.207.246/278?Making-love RUNGKAD DEAR KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "help" KZbin: BE GONE History : deleted Phone : yeeted Body :heated Holy water : needed #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #垃圾.

[@itsdeonlol]

Alex : "This seems like a fire hazard!" Me: "This isn't gonna go too well..."

[@NoOne-sc3fz]

Hmm..still better than Gigabyte?

[@icexiro]

TIP for the springiness, twist the cable when is cold to invert the coil and it will force itself to spring.

[@Sedokun]

9:46 to make it a spring, you need to "rewind" it. For example, if it was a CCW helix when tempered, you need to coil it CW after you take it off the pipe. This way the wire will be pre-tensioned.

[@simonholmqvist8017]

They probably should have mentioned that you should reverse the coil on the cable to make it springy, like in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpjVo3dnbKd1Ztk

[@8bit_coder]

This should be higher up, coiling it is only half the way done, you need to reverse it!

[@tkirchmann]

I have never seen anyone make building cables look more difficult. It's like watching Linus install an air conditioner. 😆

[@Dadspicable]

Thank you for making this exactly 20minutes long. I'm not sure when the last time was that I saw a video ending in :00

[@sunday87]

Actually the colors do matter. USB 2.0 uses a twisted pair to transfer data and usually thicker wires for power. So it is really important to use the correct color for each pin, otherwise the cable will not function well. See the data sheet of the cable at 2:49: A1 and A2 (white and green) are the twisted pair for data and B1 and B2 (red and black) are the thicker wires for power.

[@SUPERMAR10312]

For anyone else attempting this use the inards of the Paracord like fishtape. Tape cable to a strand and pull it through. Or if that's too thick strip the cable back and tape it to only a few wires, but make sure to still tape to the outer sheath to not pull the smaller cables out.

[@TaranTatsuuchi]

"How do you set your build apart from the rest of them out there?" Own a 30 series card...

[@TH3C001]

*own any gpu.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

Nope,RX 6000 is rarer on the Steam hardware survey.

[@Anankin12]

@@naamadossantossilva4736 yeah, but then your build is only good for gaming. Most pro software for doing stuff require an Intel processor and a Nvidia GPU... Because they also like money.

[@sinom]

Whenever I see those ram sticks with their "beautiful crystalline pattern" I've asked myself if there are actually people that don't think they're ugly... But they're selling them and people are buying them, so apparently some people like 'em..

[@kindanyume]

I'm not a fan of the look

[@avonire]

they definitely don't look good. corsair dominator platinum sticks however

[@dougm275]

They're ugly as sin, but I think it's the ram itself people want more. I'd put up with it if I could afford it.

[@ssrbgangimaribotan6thofthe12]

I cant believe that palpatine anthony is something i needed. *Unlimited Power!*

[@kulareddy5331]

Unlimited buffet.

[@heyspookyboogie644]

Pro-tip from someone who’s made a lot of PSU cables, the benefit to paracord sleeving is more flexible, but is harder to clean when it gets dusty after a while especially on white. The plastic weave style sleeving is harder, glossy, and stay nice looking / easier to clean, but they don’t bend super well. So if you’re doing entirely custom runs and are accounting for corner radius’s in the length of each wire, paracord is more forgiving but the plastic style will hold a very clean and precise form with no wrinkles or things like that.

[@nickpayne1182]

To make feeding the cable through the sleeve easier you could also take one strand of the cord & tie a simple knot about 1.5-2" down the cable & then make a half hitch (a type of knot) about 1/2" from the end. Wrap a single layer of tape from the tip of the cable down to just past the knot you made at 2". Alternatively, tie a loop into the cord, cut back about 1" of insulation from the cable & put the wires through the loop (half in from the left side of the loop & half from the right), fold them over, & tape them.

[@MonsterIsABlockk]

Pro: you are your own tech support. Con: you become tech support for all your friends and everyone in your family.

[@DrHarryT]

"Should YOU Make Your Own Cables?" At first I thought this was about LAN cables, the answer would be a definite yes concerning site [Home/Office] infrastructure cables. Unless your really anal about length [i.e. no excess] and routing of you internal PC cables then It's not worth the time and reliability risk. My cases always have a back plane that can be accessed by removing the back cover [bottom side of the motherboard.] where there is room to tuck/hide excess cabling to make it look neat, tidy and organized from the visible front. Yes my cases have had windows and current is completely smoked glass and my Gigabyte Aurora Ultimate Z390 and Asus ROG Strix GTX1070 have nice color LED's. Unfortunately the glass side is against the wall with my desk configuration so I don't get to see anything anyway.

[@knghtbrd]

"Now it's time to test it!" Anthony: "…" "…" Anthony: "They _like_ me. How about instead of using an ultra-in-demand powerful GPU, why don't we test it using, I dunno, a $6 Harbor Freight multimeter we can replace easily if I fry it?" "…" Anthony: "Yeah, I think we're gonna do it that way."

[@the-shork]

you're not gonna fry a multimeter with continuity testing, and please don't buy the 6$ ones except for like, super low voltage/current stuff

[@ac.creations]

those fluke testers are like 300-500$

[@knghtbrd]

@@ac.creations Oh yeah, but he could've totally used a $6 Harbor Freight DMM to check continuity just as well.

[@knghtbrd]

@@the-shork I'm not even sure I'd use one for low voltage and low current stuff… It functions well enough as a continuity tester though.

[@jiggymacable]

Definitely something that can be provided as a service. I'm really glad that individual skill growth is something this video acknowledged so directly. I'd love to see more of that type of content. Self help for the industry!

[@dalektrekkie]

As someone who used to assembly wire harnesses for aircraft this is was entertaining. This is all the exact same stuff I used to do, but I had to focus on meeting company and FAA specs and maintaining physical dimension tolerances. Overall, these are honestly fantastic skills to learn. It opens up so many doors not only in the PC space, but automotive. Car peeps are scared shitless of custom wiring, but none of that is any different than this from a fundamental level. I plan on eventually converting my old 64 Mercury Comet to all electric (once battery technology would afford me a reasonable range) which will require a full wiring harness overhaul of the car.

[@necrojoe]

Guitar players have been making their own cables for years and years. Especially when you want specific lengths to keep things tidy on a pedal board.

[@shaquillechou6779]

KZbinrs usually die out by now in recommendations, but somehow linus tech tips happen to interest me in every video they make! whoever is coming up with ideas needs a raise. keep em coming LMG!

[@mariodukay2069]

We love Alex and Anthony ❤️

[@spekky2x]

i really like this nonchalant kind of style of video with lots of background actors pitching in, anthony does great work in front of the camera as always, and the whole dynamic of this video felt like a nice mix of informative LTT and techlinked’s laid-back style.

[@K-o-R]

I tend to limit my custom cables to the type with crimped-on ends, so RF/F-connector, Ethernet, and PC header wires. Of note is PC header cables (2.54mm/0.1" sockets) can be used to join discrete components together if you can't be bothered to solder. Just make sure they're taped or otherwise in a position to not be pulled apart.

[@timothylauffer8066]

Anthony is fucking awesome and I love when he hosts/co-hosts videos.

[@davidsitter3718]

Anthony: "I like orange." I've always liked Anthony but after he said that i like him even more.

[@Chris.Davies]

Betteridge's Law of Headlines says "No." So we don't need to waste our time watching. Thanks, Linus!

[@aaronfrable6460]

You should heat the cable in the oven on a wooden dowel or wooden mixing spoon, and set it on a drying rack so it won't flatten. This allows for perfectly evenly heated cable and controlled temperatures.

[@World_Theory]

If the cable to connect your phone to the car charger is too long; then just coil it up neatly, and use some twist ties to keep it coiled. Just leave enough cable un-coiled that it reaches where it needs to.

[@chuxter7]

"UNLIMITED POWAH!" - best part of the entire episode.

[@ryanlynch2674]

100% agreed

[@giga-chicken]

6:30 It actually does matter which cables go where, you should make sure your red/white cables go to the power pins because those are often higher gauge than the data lines.

[@ty-fighter9969]

So when are we gonna get some custom cables on the LTT store? I need Linus’ face on the end housing of all my cables.

[@the-shork]

they should auction off the one Anthony made for charity

[@justjosh11]

Surely if it's on the store then it's a production item, and not custom? 😁

[@HobkinBoi]

I did this when I redid the wires for a pair of headphones. Paracord, wires from a USB cable, metal 3.5mm jack... was good.

[@TheLEDscientist]

Just wanted to add : for the colors of the wires, use the standard for that cable, you can find it online, as it saves you a load of time, when you decide to make 2 cables from a longer piece of cable. If you always follow the standard, you will never fry anything because of switched wires

[@davidplowie4670]

I freakin love Anthony. As a big guy myself he makes me feel human.

[@jamesbaconstaken]

Okay. I will admit I didn't watch this entire video. But my opinion below is still valid. I dislike how videos like this are not planned. Sure there's a script, but there's not much planning. Like it's just a step by step guide on how something should be done, and then the host has to just wing it. It should be a structured tutorial like video. You guys should have tested every thing and made sure it all works first, then make the video. Another example would be the Car Radiator Water Cooler video. That would have been amazing to actually see it work with no leaking and errors. But no, it was just wacked together in a time frame with no thought put into it except the idea. This is Tech Tips after all. Shouldn't you be giving us videos that show us how to do something, tried and tested.

[@jamesbaconstaken]

If you want to display all the errors you had to go through to warn the user that it's not as easy as it looks. You can do that in a montage. It shouldn't be a learning experience for both the viewer and the host. Just the viewer.

[@bloonface]

Yeah I tapped out about a third of the way into this video when it became clear that it was a bunch of people who had never done something before and didn’t know what they were doing at all doing it for the first time on camera and pretending it was in some way instructive. I have a feeling it was a last minute “good idea” that they did as filler. Swing and a miss.

[@putrid2529]

This is going to become the new "custom keyboard" craze. "Check out my custom $500 HDMI cable!!!!!!"

[@naota3k]

People building custom keyboards have been making these for years, its not too new.

[@PvtPuplovski]

I actually did wire assembly and harnessing for a little over a year and it really is that easy. Usually did more wiring for heavy machinery and refrigeration units, but we had plenty of cables that used down to 22-24 gauge wires and 6in long cables that were… oh so fun to term and work with (wires that small can be thin enough to snap the inside copper if you mess with em too much)

[@DJKaoticaRevived]

FYI at 6:21, you say it doesn't matter which cable goes to which one, but in some cables (for longer runs) the D+ and D- cables can be twisted pair. If the cable you've purchased is twisted pair then it _does_ matter which wires go to which nodes.

[@Terrobility]

Should have had Plouffe do the whole video (with Anthony). He seems to know more of what he's doing. Compare that to Alex, the actual engineer...

[@acatch22]

they never taught me how to sleeve a cable at engineering school 😭

[@TheDeadNorth]

Multimeter: *glorious beep* Everyone: *yay* Anthony: *1* I honestly died laughing. We love Anthony :)

[@purplepeak8575]

Casuals! I built my own power supply!

[@drsausages_]

Gigabyte? Is that you?

[@hasshamrana]

So you made a bomb?

[@tanveeraman5428]

It would still be better than gigabyte's PSU

[@purplepeak8575]

@@hasshamrana I added a fuse so no.

[@TheCardq]

If you twist the coiled wires in a way that the coil reverses direction it will tighten up the coil and give it some spring. That's what they do to coiled wires in commercial manufacturing as well.

[@shawnoconnors3645]

Tips for making the PCIE equal length the easy way : 1: Cut the cables roughtly at the same length 2: Do one side fully 3: Once one sides is fully assembled, align the other half on a straight surface 4: Cut straight with wire cutters ( depending on cables, scissors might do, or use a metal ruler. in fear of damaging the ruler , use the ruler and a knife to make a straight incision guide on the cable then use wire cuter) 5: Complete your cable ;)