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Article #236Re: What's this kind of terminal called?
From: chrisj.doran
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:50
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:50
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On 17 Dec, 12:00, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote: > John G wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:59:05 +1100, Sylvia Else > > <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote: > > >> Gloria West wrote: > >>>> ...what's the term used to describe the terminal on the device? > > >>>> Sylvia. > >>> Binding posts. > > >>> They sometimes also will accept banana plugs in the middle of the post, like > >>> these do: > > >>> <http://www.pomonaelectronics.com/pdf/broadcast/2417073_6883_6884.pdf> > > >>> but use of banana plugs for high current applications such as your inverter > >>> is not recommended. > > >> Yes. > > >> After Nik told me what they're called I was able to to find some in an > >> online catalogue. All my previous searches for screw, terminal and > >> connector, and combinations thereof, had failed to find them. > > >> Sylvia. > > > RS Catalogue > > Red Terminal Post 738-418 > > Black 738-402Good for 63 amps 60volt dc > > > Insulated terminal 30 Amp Various colours > > > All on Page 2758 latest cat. > > > John G. > > Yes, they're not difficult to find, if you know what they're called. > > Sylvia. I was taught many many years ago that "binding post" is the American name for what we Brits (and hence RS and Maplin) call a "terminal". (Maplin goes half way across the Atlantic with "terminal post".) So you also need to know where the questioner is. Chris
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