Do you use or not Terminal Cups ?

[mledez 10+ year member]

Hello,

Today looking at realmofexcursion I saw some sub boxes without terminal cups, just thick cables going inside the box...

I don't know if exist a good brand or category of terminals cups, because I've seen a lot of boxes with noise in the cup, So what's better... For you ?

Don't look at my english, Please

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[wu501 10+ year member]

It just comes down to preference really. And if you run a large gauge speaker wire, many terminal cups wont accept it.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

also...most people are cheap....drilling a hole is free...buying a terminal cup costs a few bucks..lol.

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

We use these:

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1027

The terminal measures 4.7" by 1.9" at the mounting plate.

They accept 2 awg and are freakin massive. They have zero noise around the posts. If it has noise around the edges, it's because the user didn't seal it up properly.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

its a tacky way of putting a box together. I personally dont like it

 

[poundindak69]

im just so lazy i run the wire through the port hole.

 

[mledez 10+ year member]

also...most people are cheap....drilling a hole is free...buying a terminal cup costs a few bucks..lol.

But there is no air escape through the hole, I think even adding silicon to the hole it can be risky, or no ?

I'm a beginner on this, I only have a Infinity 1050W but on the next month will change al my system due to a new car, so I want to be sure

 

[mledez 10+ year member]

We use these:

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1027

The terminal measures 4.7" by 1.9" at the mounting plate.

They accept 2 awg and are freakin massive. They have zero noise around the posts. If it has noise around the edges, it's because the user didn't seal it up properly.

Excellent look, very different...

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

^^ if its sealed up you would be fine. I use terminal cups or binding posts personally..

 

[mledez 10+ year member]

im just so lazy i run the wire through the port hole.

lol excellent idea

But... Maybe is an exaggerated question, but anyway I will ask.

Do the cable through the port give you some vibration noise ? Cuz I don't know.

 

[DjWeeDY]

For a fiberglass box I use those :

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1152

For MDF box I use those :

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1154

I used the terminal that mledez posted and I liked them but little expensive. Using a terminal cup is stupid, your a building a box with 3/4" MDF and you use a 1/16" plastic cup in an area..... In some application I won't be surprised that the cup completly bend and crack.

 

[jaredspl 10+ year member]

if youre running major power like 4-5000 watts that heat can melt a terminal cup. plastic does melt.

 

[tejcurrent 10+ year member]

I use 3/8" allthread. It allows you to use whatever size wire you like. Also you can change impedence easily by having one terminal per coil. I think I drill a 5/16" hole and just screw the allthread right into it, no leak and you can still caulk/fiberglass around it.

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

I use these, love it

 

[mledez 10+ year member]

For a fiberglass box I use those :http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1152

For MDF box I use those :

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1154

I used the terminal that mledez posted and I liked them but little expensive. Using a terminal cup is stupid, your a building a box with 3/4" MDF and you use a 1/16" plastic cup in an area..... In some application I won't be surprised that the cup completly bend and crack.

Waoh... Thanks a lot for this one...

I didn't know it exists...

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

I use a hole... then i run the necessary amount of wire inside the box... then I wrap electrical tape around the wire to where it is almost to thick and tug it back thru... probably not the best way to seal it up, but it effective and fast.

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

For a fiberglass box I use those :http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1152

For MDF box I use those :

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1154

I used the terminal that mledez posted and I liked them but little expensive. Using a terminal cup is stupid, your a building a box with 3/4" MDF and you use a 1/16" plastic cup in an area..... In some application I won't be surprised that the cup completly bend and crack.

Just ordered those terminals in the second link //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[brandangd69 10+ year member]

I use bolts. Drill a hole, put ends on the speaker wires and put them on the bolt, then put the bolt threw thew the hole and put an nut on

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

I use these http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102834&cp=&pg=1&sr=1&retainProdsInSession=1&origkw=terminal&kw=terminal&numProdsPerPage=100&parentPage=search

 

[mledez 10+ year member]

im just so lazy i run the wire through the port hole.

For a fiberglass box I use those :http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1152

For MDF box I use those :

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=091-1154

I used the terminal that mledez posted and I liked them but little expensive. Using a terminal cup is stupid, your a building a box with 3/4" MDF and you use a 1/16" plastic cup in an area..... In some application I won't be surprised that the cup completly bend and crack.

I Difinitively will consider the DjWeeDY suggestion and the simple choice of poundindak69... Thanks a lot