hi everybody
im trying to find some pure copper fork/spade connectors. i thought i'd found the perfect one's but, on reading the description i discovered their gold plated.
does any body know where i could find something close to these in pure copper ??
8pcs Pure Copper Spade Plug Speaker Cable Wire Connector HiFi | eBay
gaz
im trying to find some pure copper fork/spade connectors. i thought i'd found the perfect one's but, on reading the description i discovered their gold plated.
does any body know where i could find something close to these in pure copper ??
8pcs Pure Copper Spade Plug Speaker Cable Wire Connector HiFi | eBay
gaz
Copper connectors need to be plated with something that doesn't tarnish so the connection doesn't become compromised
hi scottjoplin
cheers for reply
i would have cleaned the spade ends every couple of months if need be. i guess because of tarnishing i'll probably not get any.
cheers for reply
i would have cleaned the spade ends every couple of months if need be. i guess because of tarnishing i'll probably not get any.
Even brass -- as much as I still love the old PJ-055B's, you do have to keep your Brasso and bar napkins handy.
Cheers
Cheers
You might find what you want at a conventional electrical supply store. Pure copper lugs are common there. T&B L70 - Type L Blackburn Copper Single Conductor Lug
Read the AMP application notes about "gas tight connections".
We found in our final test system of appliances, that the communications through crimped on spade terminals under barrier strip screws were 15 year reliable, even on dry circuits.
The pressure of the screw holds out the oxygen. The pressure of the AMP crimp terminal barrel melds stranded wire into a mass that excludes the oxygen. Similar looking terminals from ali,ebay,Radio Shack don't have enough metal to exclude the oxygen.
I find the spade lugs under binder terminals on my home amp speaker connections, never need cleaning. By contrast internal punch blocks in the commercial amps, have channels drop in and out occasionally. Punch blocks were invented by Bell for 48 v telephone signals. Those were not dry circuits; the voltage would burn off the oxide. Delta relay catalog said dry circuits were those under 50 v and under 50 ma. The signals that drop in & out in my old pa amps are under 2 v, thus they are dry circuits.
We found in our final test system of appliances, that the communications through crimped on spade terminals under barrier strip screws were 15 year reliable, even on dry circuits.
The pressure of the screw holds out the oxygen. The pressure of the AMP crimp terminal barrel melds stranded wire into a mass that excludes the oxygen. Similar looking terminals from ali,ebay,Radio Shack don't have enough metal to exclude the oxygen.
I find the spade lugs under binder terminals on my home amp speaker connections, never need cleaning. By contrast internal punch blocks in the commercial amps, have channels drop in and out occasionally. Punch blocks were invented by Bell for 48 v telephone signals. Those were not dry circuits; the voltage would burn off the oxide. Delta relay catalog said dry circuits were those under 50 v and under 50 ma. The signals that drop in & out in my old pa amps are under 2 v, thus they are dry circuits.
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Gold plated copper from chinese eBay? I'd not be at all surprized it they are anodized aluminium.
