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Post by antonio on Dec 7, 2021 1:47:47 GMT
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Post by brucew268 on Dec 7, 2021 7:54:01 GMT
I suppose, if you have 6mm speaker cables, don't disconnect cables often, and can sort how to solder a piece of copper that big without ruining the insulation on the wires.
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Post by optical on Dec 7, 2021 7:57:32 GMT
No, no . . . . I see exactly where you are going here Dave. You could certainly 'adapt' them in some way, possibly by cutting the top part of the "O" part off to create a "Y" giving you some nice 'spade' style connectors. Also look like they could be used with the older (McIntosh style) output terminals. Nice find. |
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Post by brucew268 on Dec 7, 2021 8:17:05 GMT
Oh, and they are completely untreated industrial copper, so you'd need to actively contend with corrosion.
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Post by stryder5 on Dec 7, 2021 8:20:05 GMT
Yep, cut top of hole to make spade connectors, crimping to speaker cable is a good idea.
Gary
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Post by stryder5 on Dec 7, 2021 8:22:38 GMT
Oh, and they are completely untreated industrial copper, so you'd need to actively contend with corrosion. Corrosion may not be an issue in anaerobic conditions. Gary |
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Post by antonio on Dec 7, 2021 8:22:59 GMT
Alternatively, unscrew the knob all the way, slide on the lug and refit the knob, that way you don't have any cutting to do Gary  |
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Post by stryder5 on Dec 7, 2021 8:25:19 GMT
Alternatively, unscrew the knob all the way, slide on the lug and refit the knob, that way you don't have any cutting to do Gary Some knobs don’t come off...... Gary |
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Post by antonio on Dec 7, 2021 8:32:43 GMT
Mine do.
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Post by brucew268 on Dec 7, 2021 9:12:01 GMT
Alternatively, unscrew the knob all the way, slide on the lug and refit the knob, that way you don't have any cutting to do Gary Some knobs don’t come off...... Gary Yeah... the old amp no and the new amp yes. Of course if one is going that route I would assume it is a combination of DIYitis and compulsive thriftiness. Otherwise one can get heavy gold plated spades, just be sure its copper underneath and not brass. I bought some "gold plated pure copper" CMC speaker jumper bars, had to do a little cutting to get them to fit, and found it was all brass under that gold!
One can heatshrink to lessen the amount of exposed copper, but once cinched into place on the amp one might need to paint them with nail varnish or the stuff they use on automtive battery terminals... which is closer to what these probably are.
One could cut and grind the ring terminals into spades but copper will twist and distort easily if not rather careful when grinding the thin forks. Might not be worth the hassle instead of finding gold plated copper spades.
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Post by antonio on Dec 7, 2021 12:40:38 GMT
How long does this corrosion take Bruce? If it's 6 months or more surely checking every 3 months would suffice, cleaning if necessary.
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Post by stryder5 on Dec 7, 2021 12:52:59 GMT
How long does this corrosion take Bruce? If it's 6 months or more surely checking every 3 months would suffice, cleaning if necessary. I’ll repeat.....no corrosion in anaerobic conditions under normal conditions, sulphides may form over long periods. if you don’t understand this try......without the presence of oxygen...... Gary |
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Post by antonio on Dec 7, 2021 12:58:05 GMT
You don't have to tell me Gary, my post was aimed at Bruce, please check again if you don't believe me, I quoted Bruce's post when replying to this thread.
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