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| Banana Plugs I'm looking to buy some banana plugs for my new Onkyo receiver but I'm a bit confused when I see the two types offered here on Monoprice.
The top two have pins that look a bit thicker and would go into the back of the receiver. The banana plugs in the middle have thinner pins so are these designed for spring terminals on speakers? Or are they both the same with different designs?
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| said by Relkin:said by Straphanger:Or are they both the same with different designs? Correct The pins are the same size, just look different in the pics due to the rest of the plug. Incorrect... It plainly states "Non-Banana" style plugs.
Straphanger  's first guess was correct, the thinner pin style plugs are made for spring terminals on speakers or amps.
Quote from monoprices site:
"High quality, gold plated rear entry, screw lock, pin connectors.
If you have spring clip terminals on your amp, receiver or speakers, the cleanest way to terminate your speaker wires are with pin connectors. These sturdy plugs look nice and provide a solid contact. "
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| Thanks for clarifying it. So I was able to buy the right ones since I'm only looking to put them on my receiver. Figure I don't need to move my speakers very much so bare speaker wire should be fine.
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Here is the problem I have with the non-banana style connectors (especially the ones on monoprice), they are not protected from shorting out. The wire goes into the connector but the connector is not shielded on the outside from touching another connector on an adjacent terminal. Since the positive and negative terminals on almost every receiver are right next to each other, it's almost impossible to prevent them from touching a nearby connection; unless you tape the outside of the connector.
If you do in fact need to use that style, look for ones that have a rubber jacket around the connector to protect them. |
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kudos:9 | Or just wrap one of them with electrical tape. |
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said by bryank:Here is the problem I have with the non-banana style connectors (especially the ones on monoprice), they are not protected from shorting out. The wire goes into the connector but the connector is not shielded on the outside from touching another connector on an adjacent terminal. Since the positive and negative terminals on almost every receiver are right next to each other, it's almost impossible to prevent them from touching a nearby connection; unless you tape the outside of the connector.
If you do in fact need to use that style, look for ones that have a rubber jacket around the connector to protect them.
Heat shrink tubing works wonders too!  I bought a pair of banana plugs awhile back and they came with 2 tubes of heat shrink tubing that went over the metal part that sticks out the back.
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The specific ones I got for my receiver are these closed screw banana plugs. These would need the electrical tape insulation to prevent them from shorting?
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kudos:9 | If they're not touching then they don't need anything. If they're touching then they need to be insulated, and then yes, they need to have electrical tape. |
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Banana plugs should pretty much never be touching so it's irrelevant that they are made of metal. I think bryank's point was that the non-banana pins tend to be much closer together on speakers, hence the possibility of a short. |
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| Yes my point exactly. Banana plugs "snap" into the binding post on a receiver and hold firm, away from other connectors. The "flex pin" type just dangle from the speaker terminal and can touch other connectors nearby. You will be fine with the ones you bought. |
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| That makes sense...thanks for the clarification on it. I'm thinking about getting those non-banana types for my center speaker so it'd be easier when I dust the cabinet but I'll have to mull it over some more.
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My local electronics hole-in-the-wall carries Pomona stuff, and I'm using the 1330 (top of page) on my Onkyo.
»www.pomonaelectronics.com/search···ana,plug
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