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Banana plugs and spring clips

  • 23-07-2013 02:22AM
    #1
    O'Prez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭


    Lads my amp only has spring clip connections but my speakers can take banana plugs so is it ok to just have the bare copper wire shoved into the spring clips on the amp end and terminate the cable with banana plugs at the speaker end?


Comments

  • #2
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Yes. Make sure you peel the banana first though.

    ;)


  • #3
    O'Prez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭O'Prez


    Hahaha and I'll make sure not to slip on the discarded skin and fall over me speakers.


  • #4
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Just make sure to twist the bare ends up well. Avoid stray strands crossing each other.


  • #5
    O'Prez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭O'Prez


    Will do ;) Thanks.


  • #6
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    endacl wrote: »
    Just make sure to twist the bare ends up well. Avoid stray strands crossing each other.

    can't stress that enough, one stray stand and you could have a short that's very hard to pin down. If you're that way inclined you should really solder them together - as long as you don't go bigger than the clip allows.


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