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whats on your wires when running Xenons or other screw down
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:37 am
by gentlejax2
Honestly I am not a fan of these screw down Allen head terminals....I hate loose strands and I hate when you remove the wires that there is always some strands about to break off and fal somewhere....
do you guys have something on the ends of your wires? I am thinking about putting some butt connectors on the ends so that I can screw down on the hard connector and keep the wire intact..no matter how many times I remove it...
any other suggestions?
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:47 am
by SolacE
solder
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:53 am
by finkle636
Obviously the screw will hold the wire on power connections but what about the speakers?
Are they supposed to clamp the wire or the wire housing?, as my xenon chews the speaker wire to shit.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:17 am
by AVICJR
finkle636 wrote:Are they supposed to clamp the wire or the wire housing?, as my xenon chews the speaker wire to shit.
For smaller speaker wire you can use banana clips. They crimp on to the end of the wire.
Like these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Phoenix-Gold-A409-C ... 240%3A1318
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:57 am
by 444 FED
I've never had a problem with just straight copper wire, I prefer that, since there is no additional resistance from a connector or solder, and gain the largest contact area possible, with the way the grub screw pushes the wire out and against the inside of the terminal block.
How often do you need to remove the wire? I rarely need to in my system.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:41 am
by GX3
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:46 am
by GX3
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:49 am
by finkle636
Nice
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:51 am
by GX3
16GA to 12GA Speaker Pins ShocKrome, 4 Pack,(2) Red (2) Black
16ga - 12ga with 2.5mm Speaker Pin
Soldered Seams
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:53 am
by GX3
just a few options i found. Stinger has a lot of options for you. The 1st pic is Monster Cable
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:55 am
by gentlejax2
yes....when the system is done then you hardly mess with the wires but like right now..I dont have all my parts....so every time I remove the speaker wires I have to cut it and get fresh wire as the terminals have chewed them up...
but I do have some pin speaker connectors..I just go to find them
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:15 pm
by gentlejax2
I found my speaker connectors like the angled ones above
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:17 pm
by smgreen20
SolacE wrote:solder
Yes, tin the tips of the wires.