[Boatanchors] Banana Plug Question

[Bry Carling]

Thank you but that is not going to work. These PSU terminals need a much larger diameter banana plug.

Best regards - Bry Carling, AF4K





On Aug 26, 2018, at 7:25 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com<mailto:ranchorobbo at gmail.com>> wrote:

Try using an Xacto knife to bend out the sides of the plugs.  Slip the
tip of the knife blade under each of the four sides of the plug and
use it to pull them out a bit.  Then the plug may grip the jack
better.
There are different sizes of banana plugs but if you have the wrong
size the plug won't come close to fitting.

73

Rob
K5UJ
On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 10:01 PM Bry Carling <AF4K at hotmail.com<mailto:AF4K at hotmail.com>> wrote:

In setting up an old Icom 745, I find that the banana plugs (new) that I bought on ePay are a VERY loose fit inot the binding post terminals on the back of my Jetstream 30 A power supply.
Does it sound like I got the wrong kind of banana plugs? These are cheapy red and black plastic plugs with gold plated hardware.
I never had any idea that there was more than one standard diameter for those springy pins.>
Any insights will be appreciated!