Banana Plug to Spade Connection

[bauhaus1]

Looking to use cables terminated in banana plugs to the back of my Belles. I know the spade size is small but don't know the actual size. Will this work:

Spade width: 7mm (for 7mm terminal)

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[Dflip]

Not having LaScallas, but if the connection is anything like the original on the Cornwalls, it should fit. It was only a screw. I replaced mine with banana plugs and two new holes in the back. I think they work better, but the connection is now at the bottom of the speaker as opposed to the top. Five way binding posts worked for me.

[DrWho]

I would worry about the spades shorting out your amp if somehow things got moved around...I suppose you could just wrap electrical tape around it after you install it.

[Groomlakearea51]

Or you can use heat shrink tubing (partsexpress). They even have it in nice colors

[bauhaus1]

My biggest concern is the size of the spade

[Islander]

The barrier strip that the spade connectors attach to has narrow slots and most modern spade connectors are too wide. However, I was able to get some proper-sized ones at a car audio shop near my place. They're called mini-spades and they were even gold-plated! However, they were for 8 gauge wire, which might be too big for your application. Smaller wire size models may be available, or you could do some serious crimping and soldering. I use 8 gauge speaker cable, so I was very happy to find them.

To make up 12 gauge lead-in cables from the strips to the crossovers( on my '74 La Scalas, the crossovers are further inside the speaker with foot-long lead-in cables), I "customized" some regular sized spades by filing both sides and bending them inwards, then using a vice to re-flatten the flat parts after the filing and bending bent them. That works, too, but it's nicer to have the right-sized stuff.