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The Beast - Custom PC Case

My custom case, The Beast, built into a printer stand Front view of The Beast

Extra-long Fan Extension Cables

What and Why

One of the main features of my custom-built PC case, The Beast, was it's enourmous size. At roughly 24"x24"x12", the Beast was, well, a beast of a case, and with the various components spread all over, I wound up with a lot of wiring that had to cross distances that simply don't exist in most computer cases. Most of my power leads were able to reach without extensions, but I found that, after I installed a rheobus, the leads from the two exhaust fans in the back of the case simply wouldn't reach; they needed extensions.

So I bought extensions. But the problem was that the store-bought extensions simply weren't long enough! A longer extension cable was needed. So I made one.
Too short, so I rewired it!
Frame 28 Tools and materials: 4-conductor flat phone wire, cutters, strippers, solder/iron/flux, Xacto, heatshrink tubing
Frame 29 First step: strip the outer insulation, clip off the 4th conductor, strip the individual conductors
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