Replacing springy jaws on Monitor 2 input panel?

jamesfjamesf

I received a free pair of Monitor Series 2, and one of the hinged springy jaws that hold the speaker wire in place has disappeared. The spring is still in the hole. Since the input terminal is part of a cap board I can't just use a generic replacement terminal. Is there a way to buy a new plastic "jaw" and install it? Googling has been no help. The speaker works if I hold the wire in there with a big screw, but it's really hokey.

thanks,
jim

lightman1

Monitor 2 M4.6???

jamesfjamesf

Ummm....

The sticker on the back says M4 9040028 if that helps. Nothing else of note on there.

jim

lightman1

These?

motorhead43026

"Springy Jaws" reminds me of an old girlfriend.

lightman1

I had one who's jaws never stopped moving. She'd ramble on about everything and nothing.
Silence!!! I keeel you!!!

lightman1

http://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-square-speaker-wire-spring-terminal-cup--260-297
If so, something like this should work for an inexpensive fix.
Those are a nice monitor. Good for desktop style good rockin'!

jamesfjamesf

Yep, that's them! That part would work, but I'm concerned about the solder work:



I have a solder gun, is it just those two tabs? There's a coil of some sort that has what looks like RTV silicone on it:



jim

lightman1

Dig it. If I recall, it's hot glue. A little heat and some scraping/digging out will remove it. Then use a low flux solder to reattach the new terminals and some new hot glue for support. Do NOT use a silicone based adhesive. There's a bunch of folks here that can add to that if I've missed anything.

Chickens can't fly.

jamesfjamesf

Ok, I'll weigh the odds of me **** up that board with the hokiness of mashing a wire in there with a screw :-)

Thanks for the pointers!

jim