[usc goose]

the binding post is too wide. so i just put a prong of each spade through the hole where the bare wire termination would usually go. anyone see any problems that could arise doing that?

 

[Orpheus]

should be fine as long as it's held place well, and you can't wiggle the spade around.

kinda stupid how they have those extra large binding posts. really no reason for them.

 

[sacd lover]

I have been using mine that way for years. Those little binding post wrenches can help you get a nice tight fit if yours are to loose.

 

[Howie]

I've only briefly tried it that way (threading the spade through the hole) and somehow I've found that I lost a lot of sound. But that was when my spade actually fit so a smaller spade might have more contact area in this case.

Anyhow I don't understand why they don't set a spade standard to make it easier on everyone else but apparantly the larger diameter (9mm) is actually the most common width? That's what I was told anyways but I see 7mm all the time too. I wouldn't worry so much about it I guess but if you're going to be sticking with the speakers it's not too bad of an idea to get cables that "fit".

 

[jefemeister]

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Originally posted by Howie Anyhow I don't understand why they don't set a spade standard

A standard? I'm waiting for a consensus on which signal goes on which pin of an XLR connector! Nothing like getting pin 1 hot when it's supposed to be the shield.

 

[Orpheus]

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but apparantly the larger diameter (9mm) is actually the most common width? That's what I was told anyways but I see 7mm all the time too.

the more "normal" size is the smaller one.
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A standard? I'm waiting for a consensus on which signal goes on which pin of an XLR connector! Nothing like getting pin 1 hot when it's supposed to be the shield.

standard is pin 1 = shield, 2 = +, 3 = -. 99% of connections are like that.

 

[jefemeister]

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Originally posted by Orpheus standard is pin 1 = shield, 2 = +, 3 = -. 99% of connections are like that.

yeah, but it is somewhat common (more often than you'd think) to get the hot and cold flipped. Not the end of the world I suppose. Just an example of there not being (or people not follwing) a good standard for things.

 

[Sovkiller]

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Originally posted by usc goose the binding post is too wide. so i just put a prong of each spade through the hole where the bare wire termination would usually go. anyone see any problems that could arise doing that?

That is why I use bananas all the time....

 

[eyeteeth]

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Originally posted by sacd lover I have been using mine that way for years.

Same here. But months, not years. And the same at the amp end as well. But it does bug me a little not having an ideal fit. I occasionally tighten them as they loosen a little over time.

I asked a similiar question and had useful responses here .

 

[Howie]

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standard is pin 1 = shield, 2 = +, 3 = -. 99% of connections are like that.

That is more or less the North American standard but even that isn't firmly established.