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Anything that uses an Allen key sucks!!!!!!!

When I have to hook up multiple large runs of speaker wire into spring clips, I get banana plugs, they make the job very easy. I think every woofer with spring terminals should have the banana plug spot in the bottom, for people like me!!!!!

Edited December 26, 2007 by stratusrt01

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Sorry for not coming through with pics last week, but Flakko's photography skills kill mine anyway. So far, the driver is built well, and teh finish is decent. It looks like there wasn't a bunch of extra $$ spent on bling, and I like that. My backplates had a few machine marks and such, but again, no biggie. The only thing I'd like to see changed in the future is the input terminals. While I don't hate the spring-loaded terminals, they are kinda tough to use on dual-coil woofers. Maybe if they were on neighboring legs of the basket, or a block to hold both sets on one leg. It's another thing that wouldn't have been an issue, but I was using 10ag wire since that's what I had already, and it was just tough for my big hams to manipulate the wire in place. I will get pics installed in the truck when I do that, hopefully right after Christmas. I'm hoping they sound as simple and elegant as they look.

What sort of terminal do you prefer over spring loaded?

Honestly, I'm not sure what would work any better in this configuration. I happen to like set screws, but I could see them being a pain. I probably wouldn't have had any issues if I'd hooked them like most would, but my "jumpers" running between coils are the absolute minimum length they can be, and are hugged tightly around the neck of the motor, then inserted from teh inside of the terminals. Combine that with the 10ag wire and it was frustrating for a few minutes.

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Honestly, I'm not sure what would work any better in this configuration. I happen to like set screws, but I could see them being a pain. I probably wouldn't have had any issues if I'd hooked them like most would, but my "jumpers" running between coils are the absolute minimum length they can be, and are hugged tightly around the neck of the motor, then inserted from teh inside of the terminals. Combine that with the 10ag wire and it was frustrating for a few minutes.

I know what you mean, I've used extremely short jumpers before

I think that overall spring loaded are favored since you don't need tools to attach the wires. Once I've grown a bit I'd like to tool my own basket with all the terminals on one side, though, as that is a great method IMO.