It's Me Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 whats up i was thinking about terminals for my enclosure,you know the screw bolt thingys that directly go in the MDF.Where to get them at?Or can i go to homedepo and get screws/bolts there?What should they be made of for best connection? thanks
Triticum Agricolam Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 How many watts and how many ohms determines what you are going to need to use. A lot of folks just use small bolts like you can get at Home Depot. As far as what they are made of Copper > Brass > Steel. Copper is going to be pretty hard to find so brass will probably be your best bet. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds:
SnowDrifter Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 How many watts and how many ohms determines what you are going to need to use. A lot of folks just use small bolts like you can get at Home Depot. As far as what they are made of Copper > Brass > Steel. Copper is going to be pretty hard to find so brass will probably be your best bet. Aluminum is readily available. Beats brass, cheaper in a cost/performance ratio than copper bolts. @OP, what lots of us do there is use bolts straight through the box with ring terminals put on your speaker wire. The amount of current we put through the will melt your typical push terminals that you see at car toys. You can also skip the terminals outright and put wire straight through your box. That's what I've always done ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444
Stephen13 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 Parts Express has these... http://www.parts-express.com/cat/binding-posts/1506 2011 Chevy Silverado LT 5.3L 4x4 Ext.-cab "Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think."
It's Me Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Posted March 28, 2014 How many watts and how many ohms determines what you are going to need to use. A lot of folks just use small bolts like you can get at Home Depot. As far as what they are made of Copper > Brass > Steel. Copper is going to be pretty hard to find so brass will probably be your best bet. 400 to 600RMS on a single SoundQubed SDC2.5 15'' D4 Parts Express has these... http://www.parts-express.com/cat/binding-posts/1506 Are any of those that much better than the others?
Triticum Agricolam Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 At that power you should be able to use lots of different things. I use these a lot: http://www.parts-express.com/round-speaker-wire-terminal-cup-2-7-8-gold-spring-loaded--260-276 They take 8 gauge wire and should be good up to 600 watts per ohm of resistance (the higher ohms the less amperes you will be pushing, and the smaller the wire you can use). These are also really nice and should be able to handle more power than the terminal cups: http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-bpa-38g-hd-binding-post-pair-gold--091-1245 "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds:
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