binding post nuts on cs400i

chefsdm
chefsdm Posts: 17
edited January 2002 in Technical/Setup
Anyone have trouble with these loosening up? I traced a sound problem back to the lower set (no wires attached) of binding post nuts had vibrated loose, causing the jumper to not make contact with the post. Once tightened, problem solved. Anyone have any permanent solutions/thoughts?:confused:
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited January 2002
    Ya, some of us by pass the jumpers with short speaker wire runs in place of the jumper. It works great. Try it out. Later:cool:
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  • chefsdm
    chefsdm Posts: 17
    edited January 2002
    thanks for the insight! i will do this on all my polks...
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2002
    What he said, anything but the stock jumpers....(this goes for any jumper I have come across, not just Polk)

    When I had my RT800's, I ran Audioquest Sidewinders, banana terminated, and did a diy 'jumper' spade terminated from Carol Command wire sitting around... Without starting a wire debate, it did make a difference....

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited January 2002
    i use ar bana plugs on all my speakers they are nice
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  • chefsdm
    chefsdm Posts: 17
    edited January 2002
    I originally thought about banana plugs- but all my polks (cs400i, rt800i, fx500i) don't seem to accept them even though they are referred to as "5 way binding posts". Am I supposed to drill out the plastic nuts?
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2002
    What the heck are you talking about? The little plastic plugs in the banana slot pop out, or you can unscrew the nut for spades/bare wire.....

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited January 2002
    never had a problem with mine looseing up at all, i am hoping to bi-wire my center soon, think i'm going wih mcx-1s bi-wire...
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  • chefsdm
    chefsdm Posts: 17
    edited January 2002
    Ok- all is clear now! didn't know the caps came off... feeling foolish! thanks for the insight russman!
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