Phono grounding post

[Steavis]

Hi, for my diy tube amp I am looking for a grounding post to attach the ground wire of my turntable to. I can't find any that small, all search results end up showing me speaker terminals! Would anyone know a source for proper phono ground terminals? Or any ideas for other solutions that would look better than a screw with an extra nut? 😄

Thanks!

 

[rayma]

29-100 BLK - HARDWARE - Peerless Electronics Inc.

 

[MAAC0]

On my ancient Pioneer amp I used a amp out screw type terminal.

 

[Enzo]

A screw with an extra nut could at least have a decorative nut. Google up "thumb nut". Many examples.

And if you prefer, mount a threaded hole on the chassis and use a "thumb screw", which you can also google.

Of course rayma's part is very attractive too.


And if you google your thread title, you gat options. SOme look like banana binding posts, but are none the less attractive.

 

[Boydk]

I use these, since they are the most easy to connect to 🙂

Gold plated spring binding post locking terminal Amplifier speaker Press RCA | eBay

 

[Hearinspace]

[url]https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9739[/URL]

[url]https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9740[/URL]

 

[BillWojo]

Nice knurled brass thumb nut from an older hardware store that has all those trays of weird hardware. Get a nice brass screw and regular brass nut while your there as well. Insert screw from inside of case, tighten nut to secure it and spin the knurled nut on. Simple and classy looking.


BillWojo

 

[givemeyoursoul]

Nice knurled brass thumb nut from an older hardware store that has all those trays of weird hardware. Get a nice brass screw and regular brass nut while your there as well. Insert screw from inside of case, tighten nut to secure it and spin the knurled nut on. Simple and classy looking.


BillWojo

Buy 10 and sell the extras on eBay to the rest of us. Anytime I have to hunt for hardware I buy more than I need and just hoard it for that time years down the road when I need it again. Maybe I should open a hardware store....

 

[chromenuts]

Having a good local hardware store is priceless. I have a bag of a variety of brass thumbnuts and other hardware. I pony up for stainless hardware for the other bits. Recently did another phono using this method.

 

[Steavis]

Thanks for the excellent suggestions! This helps a lot.

 

[kodabmx]

I use an M3x10mm screw, a nut, and a knurled thumbscrew from an old computer CPU cooler...

 

[Dilbert]

If you want something a little more boutique-ish, check out the Vampire posts at Parts Connexion.

 

[KVP]

I bought and used these ones in the past

1877PHONO Ground pole 4mm Gold plated 24k - Audiophonics

 

[Steavis]

KVP, that is actually exactly what I had been searching for for days!! Although after giving it some more thought I will go with a 3mm isolated binding post, so that I can keep my grounding scheme the way I want it.

 

[kodabmx]

And they're Canadian, too! 😀