sootshe Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Need some advice on terminals to use for my latest crossover build. I want to run all the connecting wires underneath the board, leaving the components on top of the board. I thought of using binding posts for all the connecting points, but it becomes very expensive, as I will have 10 connection points. Then I thought to use brass threaded rod.........I can just put a nut & washer on the bottom & on the top I could put a washer with a brass domed nut to give a better finished look. What is the opinion of the conductivity of brass for these connections? I know copper would be better, but I have found that impossible to source. I would normally use a terminal block from Mouser (538-38780-0110) which is zinc chromate plated screw terminals in a thermoplastic housing. Any thoughts appreciated, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacea Engineering Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 John, Route a recess on the bottom for your wires and just drill holes where you want to pass the wire from top to bottom. Do your routing of wires from cpmponent to component on the bottom side, out of sight. FORGET the Brass Rod idea....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Have a look at Greg's crossover. He shows the bottom of these further down the page. http://www.voltiaudio.com/crossoverinstall.shtml Beautiful build quality. Might give you some ideas. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Maybe I didn't explain correctly. Yes, I will drill holes in the mounting board, route all the wires underneath & connect all the components direct to each other. The problem arises when you get to the terminal block for the connections of all the crossover wires & the outputs to each of the drivers, ie; to the bass, mid & treble. So, instead of the terminal block I was thinking brass threaded rod with nuts top & bottom. Sort of like a home made version of a binding post. Marvel.....I saw Greg's crossovers......that's where I got the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Would something along these lines work? http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/TER-85/8-POSITION-35A-TERMINAL-STRIP/1.html solder underneath... Line in, Woofer, Squaker, Tweeter... All wiring underside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Would something along these lines work? http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/TER-85/8-POSITION-35A-TERMINAL-STRIP/1.html solder underneath... Line in, Woofer, Squaker, Tweeter... All wiring underside. Yes, that's exactly what I'm after........Really appreciate you finding this..............Cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg4guy Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Have a look at Greg's crossover. He shows the bottom of these further down the page. http://www.voltiaudio.com/crossoverinstall.shtml Beautiful build quality. Might give you some ideas. Bruce Yes I did this a few years ago on a set of A's http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/storage/6/1287443/CIMG1321.JPG%201280×960%20pixels.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrfish Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 And, lacking a router, a recess could be fashioned by clamping two pieces of wood together and using a drill bit to drill a hole down sorta between the clamped pieces, with 50% of the hole you drilled in one piece, and 50% in the other. Should be straight in two dimensions or hole and recesses would wind up not quite straight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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