Making The Connection
First, turn off the power and unplug from the electrical outlet your
audio equipment before making any connections.
Connecting to a 5-Way Binding Post
If you’re using banana clips, just insert the
clip into the end of each terminal. Be sure
that the knobs on each terminal are screwed
down tight so that they don’t rattle. If your
receiver or amp has clip connectors, you will
have to use either bare wire or a pin
connector at that end of the wire.
If you’re connecting with just bare wire,
strip off about ½ inch of insulation at
each end and twist the wire ends tightly,
making sure there are no stray ends.
Unscrew the red and black knobs far
enough to expose the hole (see
illustration above). Insert the twisted
ends of the wires, or the pin connector
through the holes in the threaded shaft.
With your thumb, tighten the
connectors back down clockwise to
secure the wires. Be sure no stray
strands of wire from one post can touch
the other post.
For spade plugs, unscrew the red (+)
and black (-) plastic compression
screws and slide the lugs over the
threaded shaft, and thumb tighten the
connectors back down clockwise to
secure the wires.
5 Way Binding Post
IMPORTANT:
Speaker wire is coded to
identify which of the two
wire strands is positive
and which is negative.
The positive (+) strand
is usually marked with a
colored line, ribbing, or
a different shape. The
negative (-) strand is
usually not colored or
ribbed. However, if the
manufacturer uses
colored wire you may
choose one wire color to
represent positive (+)
and one wire color to
represent negative (-).
Be sure to maintain this
determination for all
speaker wire connections
on your receiver and
your speakers. (i.e. red
to red and black to black)
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