RTi70's Bi Wire and a Solder kit

Pauly
Pauly Posts: 4,519
edited August 2003 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
So i was reading a post the other day about using banna clips and not getting a good connection on the gold plate's. I have this problem. So i read some more and Solder came up and i thought hey what a great idea, right? I went to HD and got a weller kit for like 14 bucks came back and sarted to solder but it seems like the solder doenst get a good stick on the gold plates. Any sugg? Am i using the wrong solder? Never soldered before and any help would greatly be appreciated.


WellerSP23L Solder Kit
Monster Twist Crimp Angled Gold Pins

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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited August 2003
    DO NOT SOLDER DIRECTLY TO THE TERMINALS ON THE SPEAKER!!!

    The solder joint should be at the wire/banana jack, you may need to use some flux if you are trying to solder 2 different metals. A 60/40 resin core solder should work okay though.
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  • GuitarheadCA
    GuitarheadCA Posts: 400
    edited August 2003
    Monster Twist Crimp Angled Gold Pins

    This is your problem right here. I'm not a big fan of this product. I've never had much success twisting them and getting them to stay on the wire, and they're pins, so they're going to have the least amount of contact area when connecting to your polk binding posts. These are not *actually* banannas, as bannanas are shorter, stubbier, and will *jam* into the hollow part of the binding posts and refuse to let go.

    These *are* bannanas and won't give you that trouble:
    http://www.monstercable.com/images_db/home_av/connectors/QL_banana_tn.jpg

    These are *not* bannanas and are nothing but trouble:
    http://www.monstercable.com/images_db/home_av/connectors/AGPTRB_GLAM_tn.jpg
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  • wlrandall
    wlrandall Posts: 440
    edited August 2003
    Not a fan of them either. Bought the bananna equivalent and couldn't even get them to stay on the Monster wire I was using. Another wasted $20...
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2003
    maybe i'll just go ahead and get a bi-wire kit this will sove all my porblems without the head ache. thanks polksters
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by Frank Z


    The solder joint should be at the wire/banana jack, you may need to use some flux if you are trying to solder 2 different metals. A 60/40 resin core solder should work okay though.

    agreed mr Z:D

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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited August 2003
    i just received the new monster locks banana plugs and they work great, someone above posted a link to their pic, great banana plugs and easy to hook up
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2003
    I agree that they aren't the greatest, but hes trying to make do with what he spent money on. I have used them, and realized later that I was not turning them the right way....I don't recall which way it was, but it makes the difference.

    After I read the instructions, they worked fine. :)

    They will not accept a real gauge wire either, I would guess 16 gauge would be the intended size.
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