Enclosure Terminals?

[Raven 10+ year member]

Where (beyond cardomain) can I buy enclosure terminals?

My newest sealed box is finished, but to get it all working properly I need to attach terminals to it. The problem is, I´m running 10 guage to the subs. Where can I find terminals that can handle wire that beig without spending as much on terminals as I did making the box? Thanks.

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[Buckshot 10+ year member]

Where (beyond cardomain) can I buy enclosure terminals?
My newest sealed box is finished, but to get it all working properly I need to attach terminals to it. The problem is, I´m running 10 guage to the subs. Where can I find terminals that can handle wire that beig without spending as much on terminals as I did making the box? Thanks.

Drill two holes in the in the back of the enclosure. Buy bolts long enough to go through these holes. Put ring terminals on your 10ga going to the sub, then put that ring terminal on this bolt, then a washer. Stick it through the hole, put a washer on the outside, then the ring terminal, then the nut. Wallah.

Or go to radio shack or parts express.

 

[superxplorer 10+ year member]

i got a pair of ebay that work good. i also use 10g and they except it fine.

these are simalar to the ones i got.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32823&item=5757826526&rd=1#picture

but u could also just drill a hole in the back of ur box run the wire threw the hole and then seal that up with hot glue or liguid nails.

 

[derek33 10+ year member]

radio shack?

other local electronics store.

i see most people just drill a small hole in their box and run it thru the box, then seel up the box tight with glue or caulking around the wire.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

crutchfield.

 

[derek33 10+ year member]

ha, 3 posts at the same time.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

http://www.partsexpress.com

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

One more question:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-309

Is there anything special about these, or can I just strip the wires and attach them?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

One more question:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-309

Is there anything special about these, or can I just strip the wires and attach them?

unscrew, insert stripped wire, screw, electrons flow

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

One more question:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-309

Is there anything special about these, or can I just strip the wires and attach them?

or you can banana but that costs more money

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

and bananas could pop out, you want it to stay in the hole while things are moving around

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

and bananas could pop out, you want it to stay in the hole while things are moving around

yes, slippage is always bad

you all thought it was just during ***, but NO!!!!

car audio has slippage too

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

***=car audio

at least thats the way it is to me....

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Wow, new sig right there.

I went ahead and bought the terminals. I said I did and somewhere in the internet my post was lost. Oh well.

I did the bolt trick on the sealed boxes for 10¨s I made a while back. It´s just as much effort to do as a terminal is! Especially if you´re going for a seal without caulk and no terminals. =p

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

I hate bananaplugs. Mine is in my glovebox now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Does anybody make a T / Y type splitter for wiring in parallel?

Somebody should, it's a pain in the *** to squeeze two 8ga in a terminal.