SE/30 Power Supply: Recap or ATX?

[s_pupp]

I had difficultly removing the cable strain relief grip. It ended up being easier to just bend back the wings of the metal frame. I reversed the process to reinstall it after recapping. Let me know if there is a better way.

I use a small parallel clamping wrench on the underside of the strain relief to remove it from the PSU. With a tight enough compression of the strain relief, it can be wiggled upward and out of the case.

 

[shirsch]

Heyco pliers are the appropriate tool for those who might have to do this more than once. I picked up a pair on eBay for ~ $50 USD.

 

[David Cook]

I use a small parallel clamping wrench on the underside of the strain relief to remove it from the PSU. With a tight enough compression of the strain relief, it can be wiggled upward and out of the case.

@s_pupp Thank you. I'll have to try that.

Heyco pliers are the appropriate tool for those who might have to do this more than once. I picked up a pair on eBay for ~ $50 USD.

@shirsch I had no idea these existed. They are some knock-offs on eBay that aren't very expensive at all.

 

[s_pupp]

@s_pupp Thank you. I'll have to try that.



@shirsch I had no idea these existed. They are some knock-offs on eBay that aren't very expensive at all.

I didn’t know about the strain relief pliers, either. If I hadn’t finished with my Seasonic conversions (I prefer the Astek cases for this), I’d get a set of those. The parallel clamping wrench works, but I’m sure the strain relief pliers fit better into the cramped space, and do a better job overall.