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In the Thread: Superior electric binding posts
Post Subject: A Way to Apply TorquePosted by Paul S on: 9/24/2009
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Trying to tighten "cheap" binding posts can be frustrating, indeed.

I get the things as tight as I can with the cable spade "not quite" dialed to the point where I want it to wind up (in terms of the angle at which the cable departs the amp/component), and then I use the cable spade itself as leverage to get the post tight.  In other words, I hold and turn both the cable spade and the post at the same time at the end of the tightening cycle.

I always habitually get spade lugs in there very tightly; but I was freaked out to notice changes in sound with WBT NextGen and similar-type IC connectors (with the threaded outer "sleeves") according to how tight they are.  In all situations I have tried, there has been an "optimum" tightness of the outer sleeve.  Odd that I have always just gotten the spade lugs as tight as I reasonably could...

BTW, I do not trust amp/speaker connections to "bananna" plugs.  I want those suckers tight.


Paul S

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