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Volvoman 12-09-2009 08:18 PM
Best connectors for screwn in type terminals?
 
I just bought an amp which have screw down terminals instead of the traditional style made for ring connectors.

It looks like this

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/454653...W_RMS_mono.jpg

I was wondering what was the best type of connectors to use for these terminals?

catalin 12-09-2009 08:59 PM
Strip the wire, push it in and tighten it down ... :)

LenovoTurbo 12-09-2009 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by catalin (Post 6720953)
Strip the wire, push it in and tighten it down ... :)
Gotta be careful to make sure that all the positive wire strands are going into the positive terminal and not frayed one or two into negative or gonna be LULZ :haha:

Volvoman 12-09-2009 09:53 PM
The power and ground cables hold very good..because of the thickness. However, the speaker wires kept breaking as I tightened the screw. If I don't screw it down as much, they feel loose in there.

orgasm_donor 12-09-2009 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Volvoman (Post 6721034)
The power and ground cables hold very good..because of the thickness. However, the speaker wires kept breaking as I tightened the screw. If I don't screw it down as much, they feel loose in there.
I found the Audison screw downs tend to cut the wires if you tighten them down too much. Strip the wire, fold it in half and tighten down carefully.

godwin 12-10-2009 02:29 AM
easy, strip the wire, tin the wire.. then screw it down.

m3lv_VIII 12-10-2009 06:19 AM
the best way !!! strip the wire get a ferrule , slide the wire in the ferrule and crimp it !! screw it...

MG1 12-10-2009 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by m3lv_VIII (Post 6721431)
the best way !!! strip the wire get a ferrule , slide the wire in the ferrule and crimp it !! screw it...
That's what I ended up doing on my Audison amps. I used gold plated ones, but regular ones are available just about anywhere. The stuff is easy to use and makes keeping all the strands together a snap.

catalin 12-10-2009 01:33 PM
Yes but adding a connector increases the resistance at the connection which therefore ruins the sound quality.. hehe...
Double it up, like Mike mentioned and cover the end with solder, like Godwin mentioned, then it should work.

MG1 12-10-2009 09:34 PM
I'd rather have a good solid connection over worrying about a bit of resistance. Especially at speaker level. It's not like it's at pre-amp level. Just my 2 bits.


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