Phoenix Gold Phorum

Can anyone point me to some high end, nice gold plated banana plug style sub enclosure terminal cups/mounts/etc.?

Or am I stuck with these: http://www.amazon.com/Recessed-Banana-S ... d_sxp_f_pt

I use GM battery terminals on my boxes that way its always a good connection and easy to rewire for trouble shooting or whatever. Have to use the long bolt for diesels applications though.

^^^^^^How do you install and wire these correctly through 3/4" MDF?

Drill a hole just a little smaller than the bolt and hammer them in,on the inside you use a nut to connect the wire with a ring terminal from the speaker and the outside is just like you would have at the battery connection.

tonym wrote:http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... r=091-1245

gridracer, thanks for the info.

This is the part which I was looking for (drill type install) since I have a beautiful mahogany 1 cu/ft enclosure which I'm attempting to not cut into any more than I have to...thanks!

One reason I use those battery bolts besides conveniance is I get them for $1 each.

gridracer wrote:One reason I use those battery bolts besides conveniance is I get them for $1 each.

Almost free

JayGold wrote:

gridracer wrote:One reason I use those battery bolts besides conveniance is I get them for $1 each.

Almost free

PM me your address bro, i think i got something for ya.

tonym wrote:http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... r=091-1245

Those are what I use in my boxes. Those big square terminals just add weekness and air holes in the enclosures. With these daytonas you can solder your wire on em and have minmal resistance and still have a solid box IMO

Remember terminals have a lot to do with the sub boxes performance and cant be overlooked. IN some boxes a drilled hole and some mighty puty works to if your a resistance freak lol

tonym wrote:http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... r=091-1245

i dig that one too, i use those almost exclusively now

AAMP217 wrote:

JayGold wrote:

gridracer wrote:One reason I use those battery bolts besides conveniance is I get them for $1 each.

Almost free

PM me your address bro, i think i got something for ya.

Me or jaygold?

Bfowler wrote:

tonym wrote:http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... r=091-1245

i dig that one too, i use those almost exclusively now

They are great in my opinion and they also take to solder well

tonym wrote:http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... r=091-1245

x2 I got 2 sets of them. I have installed one set and I love'm. Really clean looking, and easy to install. Fairly cheap as well. Good stuff!

I would prefer the gm terminals personally. The idea of a ring terminal screwed on and being more secure is what I like.

The dayton ones actually come with a ring terminal that you solder the wire to. You don't actually solder the wire to the post it's self...

no, on the outside....

ttocs wrote:no, on the outside....

Gotcha. That makes sense, and could be useful...

Wouldn't the GM terminals leave a large unexposed area that could short the amplifier outputs or cuase fire? Unless there is a way to cover them

ttocs wrote:I would prefer the gm terminals personally. The idea of a ring terminal screwed on and being more secure is what I like.

Well the dayton ones are. They are bolted from the inside. and the outside you can screw them as hard as need be. but both terms should work well

AAMP217 wrote:Wouldn't the GM terminals leave a large unexposed area that could short the amplifier outputs or cuase fire? Unless there is a way to cover them

Guess it depends on how you insulate the speaker leads. or just spray em down with spray electrical tape

they are both uninsulated. The gm is larger, yes.

ttocs wrote:they are both uninsulated. The gm is larger, yes.

The GM one doesnt even have a terminal clip or a soldering joint so why would ya wanna section 8 it like that? Pay the extra 3 and get a professional post and leave the GM where it belongs , the battery just my 2 cents

you can use an regular ring-terminal on both side and it is is just as solid and still cheaper. you can solder the ring if you really want to solder.

Heck I have never even used the gm termial I just run wire out the box but I can see the simplicity and $$$ savings.

KHPower wrote:

ttocs wrote:they are both uninsulated. The gm is larger, yes.

The GM one doesnt even have a terminal clip or a soldering joint so why would ya wanna section 8 it like that? Pay the extra 3 and get a professional post and leave the GM where it belongs , the battery just my 2 cents

LOL @ section 8

not everyone will know what you mean....