Blown ATX24 on mobo side , getting rid of melted plastic solution?

[Palmdetroit]

Is there an easy way to get the melted plastic out off the connector to replace with new cable? Really don't want to mess with the replacement on the mobo, seems like just the cable had an issue, and left its remnants

Was thinking pushing really hard but maybe someone had this happen before. 

[Gator-hex]

I'd try..

first a can of compressed air to super cool the plastic to see if that cracks it away from the other surface,

then a hairdryer (maybe too cool) then a heatgun (maybe too hot) to warm the plastic to make it flexible.

Every cable should have an AWG rating stamped on it. Don't load it with more Amps than it's rated for and it won't melt.

Hillbilly method, if your cable feels warm to touch within the first minute of power up, you're probably overloading it.

[Palmdetroit]

I'd try..

first a can of compressed air to super cool the plastic to see if that cracks it away from the other surface,

then a hairdryer (maybe too cool) then a heatgun (maybe too hot) to warm the plastic to make it flexible.

Every cable should have an AWG rating stamped on it. Don't load it with more Amps than it's rated for and it won't melt.

Hillbilly method, if your cable feels warm to touch within the first minute of power up, you're probably overloading it.

Thanks, good suggestions, Ya I have a good idea why it overloaded, was under spec( I think) but not by much. Any recommendations on a particular heat gun?

Do you know if the ATX24 just supplies PCIe's only? with the cpu drawing from those additional connections on the mobo? If CPU is on this too.. well that would be the problem.