[Heathkit] DON'T buy these banana plugs. . .

[Phil]

Hi All,
When I ordered my scope probes I also ordered some banana plugs and a 
couple Banana plug/BNC adapters.

The adapters are OK, seem to be good quality.

HOWEVER, I should have read more reviews on the banana plugs. Yes, they 
seem to be good quality, but for the life of me I can't figure out how 
to install them on the end of a test lead without using a crimp-on spade 
or ring connector on the wire and then putting that between the top 
screw on section and the body. That's finally what I did.  I couldn't 
get a good strong connection by putting the wire down the center of the 
barrel, and the crimp-on connectors sticking out the side of the plug 
are clumsy and look ugly. . .
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0097JLQVC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

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73 de Phil,  KO6BB
http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/  (Web Page)

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