terminals

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

what do you guys do for terminals??

buy them, use bolts, or drill hole/run wire through port

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

drill hole and seal around wire

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

what do you guys do for terminals??buy them, use bolts, or drill hole/run wire through port

First one looks the best, second one is most efficient, third one is cheapest.

Your choice.

 

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

i was talking to my uncles and he said that the bolts arent really very good.. and if i order terminals i would have to wait a week.. cuz living in bum **** south dakota you either have to orther them or drive 60 miles to go to a walmart lol... and even buy mdf here.. have to use partical board //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

and should i use 10 or 12 gauge speaker wire to run to re audio se 15

 

[BallinByNature 10+ year member]

do 10 im usin 8ga

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

i was talking to my uncles and he said that the bolts arent really very good.. and if i order terminals i would have to wait a week.. cuz living in bum **** south dakota you either have to orther them or drive 60 miles to go to a walmart lol... and even buy mdf here.. have to use partical board //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

If you use Particle board, double up as much as possible. Plywood > Particle board.

And bolts are > terminals every time... There's more conductor than a terminal.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

do 10 im usin 8ga

Doesn't mean you need it.

In order to actually need 8 awg, you'd have to have like 10k rms going to a sub.

the A/C current is high voltage, low amperes.

 

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

partical board sucks ***.. =[

but im not driving 60 miles to go get one sheet of mdf

ok i will do the bolt thing

 

[HlorridiXplorer 10+ year member]

Doesn't mean you need it.
In order to actually need 8 awg, you'd have to have like 10k rms going to a sub.

the A/C current is high voltage, low amperes.

using thicker speaker wire might help you on the termlab tho.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Don't use particle board.

Ask a local carpenter/contractor for a sheet of MDF. You might even be able to salvage some from under old formica kitchen countertops.

If you can't get any, order a prefab box from Parts express. They are cheap and made of mdf. Not great, but much better than particle board.

IMO, passing a cable thru a hole is the simplest, cheapest and most efficient and reliable.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

x8576236 on drilling a hole and sealing it. Best connection possible.