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Post by snacker on Jan 4, 2012 18:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2012 18:56:43 GMT -5
Soldering them will not cause any problems at all. BTW I solder my spades and bananas  |
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Post by hemster on Jan 4, 2012 19:12:23 GMT -5
snacker, you should be fine with your proposed approach.
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Post by r1lee on Jan 4, 2012 19:12:25 GMT -5
like kraemer has stated, no problems.
I would only do it if the connection isn't secure. None of my cables are soldered.
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Post by snacker on Jan 4, 2012 20:25:25 GMT -5
like kraemer has stated, no problems. I would only do it if the connection isn't secure. None of my cables are soldered. It's the only connection with these type of bananas. These are made to be soldered, but not for speaker/amp connections normally. There's no option for crimping or screwing on with these. I wasn't sure if the solder itself could have an effect on the sound in someway. Thanks for the info, I'm going to give it a shot then since I already have them. |
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Post by laserman35 on Jan 5, 2012 17:31:34 GMT -5
Solder is superior to crimp, Some high end cables weld there connections. Well at least they did in the past i have not purchased any of those cables.
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Post by jhoak on Jan 5, 2012 18:11:52 GMT -5
How big of a soldering iron do you have access to? It's going to take a lot of heat to get those hot enough to take solder.
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Post by lar on Jan 5, 2012 18:53:47 GMT -5
Or end up with a cold solder.  |
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Post by roadrunner on Jan 5, 2012 22:21:22 GMT -5
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Post by snacker on Jan 5, 2012 22:42:48 GMT -5
Solder is superior to crimp, Some high end cables weld there connections. Well at least they did in the past i have not purchased any of those cables. Thanks good to know I'm going to see how it works out tomorrow. Maybe I'll post the results with a picture if I can figure out how to upload one. How big of a soldering iron do you have access to? It's going to take a lot of heat to get those hot enough to take solder. That won't be an issue since I've soldered these before for different applications. My iron is 180 watt Chicago, it's like soldering holding a brick and heats to 1300+ degrees. Unless you have a good soldering iron you could end up with "cold solder" joints. Have you considered the GLS Audio banana plug, or spades, for use with your speakers? They work very well without needing to solder them and when bought in quantity for an HT system they are priced very reasonable. I buy mine at: Thanks for the links. I'll check them out. I just wanted to use what I already had on hand. I'd never heard of anyone soldering them so that's why I was asking you experienced audio guys. |
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Post by RichGuy on Jan 6, 2012 12:13:51 GMT -5
GLS are great excellent banana's. BTW GLS is www.speakerrepair.com (also known as Orange County Speaker) home brand, this is where all GLS banana's come from, it is their exclusive brand. They sell them through their web site, on ebay and at their store. I live just a short drive from Orange County Speaker so I always go direct to their store, it's a nice store a family owned and operated business since 1969. This is a pic of Orange county Speaker (www.speakerrepair.com)  Also for the original poster snacker, I am sure using the solder on banana ends with heat shrink tubing will also work well. |
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Post by a1uc on Jan 6, 2012 15:03:01 GMT -5
I use them for my rc cars why would you use them for speakers etc when the right ones are so cheap |
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