Wiring thick-ish speaker cable into a Yamaha P2200 power amp..
The hole in the amp's binding post is a bit too thin to accept the speaker cable.
So what's the very best way of doing this? Bare wire? Soldered tips? Spade lugs?
If so, what type and / or brand?
The hole in the amp's binding post is a bit too thin to accept the speaker cable.
So what's the very best way of doing this? Bare wire? Soldered tips? Spade lugs?
If so, what type and / or brand?
Spade lug, chosen according to the gauge of the wire. An example:
Gold Spade Lug Crimp Terminal 14-12 AWG #8 2 Pair
If the plastic cap of the binding post comes off (most do not), I would use a ring lug
instead of a spade lug. An example:
https://www.amazon.com/InstallGear-...ocphy=9018920&hvtargid=pla-320010387801&psc=1
Gold Spade Lug Crimp Terminal 14-12 AWG #8 2 Pair
If the plastic cap of the binding post comes off (most do not), I would use a ring lug
instead of a spade lug. An example:
https://www.amazon.com/InstallGear-...ocphy=9018920&hvtargid=pla-320010387801&psc=1
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You can wrap the cable with a bare copper mono-core, bend the core to connect.
Soldering with solder flux.
Soldering with solder flux.
Forgot to mention that space at the back of the unit is super constrained. So that removes the banana plugs option for me.
Thanks everyone for your recommendations.
OldDIY, @OldDIY with your suggestion, after coiling and soldering the single core copper wire around the speaker cable strands, how do you envision the contact arrangement? Just feed the extended or projecting single core copper wire through the lateral hole in the binding post and tighten down the plastic nut?
Thanks everyone for your recommendations.
OldDIY, @OldDIY with your suggestion, after coiling and soldering the single core copper wire around the speaker cable strands, how do you envision the contact arrangement? Just feed the extended or projecting single core copper wire through the lateral hole in the binding post and tighten down the plastic nut?
Wind up the spiral, solder, insulate with tape. Bend the free end of the thin wire for convenience 🙂
Another option: at the end of 2 "cut and remove a part of the strands of the thick wire so that the rest enter the hole. Crimp and insulate the thick part, place the thin part in a heat-shrinkable tube.
You may need an additional suspension to the body so as not to accidentally damage the output connector with a jerk of the wire.
Another option: at the end of 2 "cut and remove a part of the strands of the thick wire so that the rest enter the hole. Crimp and insulate the thick part, place the thin part in a heat-shrinkable tube.
You may need an additional suspension to the body so as not to accidentally damage the output connector with a jerk of the wire.
Cheers! Thank you.
These methods, despite being a bit of extra work and maybe not as aesthetically appealing, suggest maximum and most direct contact with the binding post.
Although I'm sure others may have other opinions..
These methods, despite being a bit of extra work and maybe not as aesthetically appealing, suggest maximum and most direct contact with the binding post.
Although I'm sure others may have other opinions..
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The thick-ish cable may very well be overkill but, it having been gifted and now cut to length in situ, the forum is providing rational and elegant solutions to achieve the best possible connection to this particular amp’s binding posts.
Many thanks to everyone to date for their constructive suggestions. Appreciated.
Go to an electrics shop and find out if one of these fits the cable and the hole.
Instead of blade there are also solid round ones.
COLOURED ELECTRICAL SPLICE BLADE TERMINALS Cable Wire Crimp Flat Connectors | eBay
Instead of blade there are also solid round ones.
COLOURED ELECTRICAL SPLICE BLADE TERMINALS Cable Wire Crimp Flat Connectors | eBay