Pioneer speaker plugs ( are they universal in size?)

[markthefixer]

Ghetto fix!

Damn those connectors were a stupid idea.

I agree....

The spacings, and the chassis hole size don't lend themselves to elegant in-chassis binding / banana post substitutions. I've tried...

But with that ugly kludge - no one has an excuse for not getting a cheap but reliable connection - EVEN on an emergency basis. I didn't try to "pretty" them up to disguise their origins. I'm always up to my armpits in 2-prong power plugs with zip cord.

I shuddered when I read about the post that said something about adding solder to standard spade connectors to get them to fit firmly.

 

[kydog]

Thanks for all the input:yes: Interesting suggestions and feedback. I agree with Mark W, File it down and there you have it:thmbsp: I think it's a factory defect on that particular receiver, There could be more out there that we don't know about.:sigh:

 

[nolan]

^^^^^
edit:
ground is negative (-)
hot is positive(+)



You don't have some junk 2 wire AC wall plugs/cords sitting around??
They aren't pretty, but they are brass, made to handle far more power than the receiver can put out, FIT SNUGLY, and are bright plated with something for long lived contacts.

You do have to file one of them down a bit, but a sharp file can cut through brass rather quickly and easily as I found out...

The file can be used to dress up the plastic's appearance a bit, I gnawed through these with a sharp pair of side cutters, after splitting the plug with a dremel blade.

Thanks,that is the answer for me. I have tons of cords .:thmbsp:

 

[Waterland]

Thanks for all the info, I will try filing them down to fit. That is, if Kydog doesn't mind me filing down his plugs.

So, defective receiver = rarity! Worth twice as much now right?

 

[kydog]

Thanks for all the info, I will try filing them down to fit. That is, if Kydog doesn't mind me filing down his plugs.

So, defective receiver = rarity! Worth twice as much now right?

They are your plugs now:yes: Good luck:thmbsp: It should work and you will be up & running in no time

 

[markthefixer]

I present (and link to) a series with an elegant and inexpensive solution by AK'er Oerets

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=309249

I know I'm not the first to do this but thought a few pics might help someone out .


Less then $3.00 and 15 mins of tweaking ...

Local hardware store , standard two wire AC replacement plug . Get the type were both leads are the same size (old style) then bend one side and file them to fit .

Barney

Here is a picture of the type of plugs I use .

They do need to be filed down some to fit but do a good job .

Barney

 

[Richard P]

Old thread, but for the record, I did find what I believe is an original Pioneer speaker plug with smaller blades than I've seen in the past (see photos 1 & 2)). This came off an SX-440 and the blades are 5 mm wide and 10 mm long. It only came with one plug and when tried to install one of my home made plugs into the other jack for testing, it wouldn't fit. I've never had a pioneer receiver that my plugs wouldn't work with so this seemed odd, until I read this thread. I guess pioneer used the smaller plugs on a small number of receivers . . . I'll use the 5 mm width for any plugs I make in the future just to be safe. The 3rd photo shows the SX-440 speaker jacks and the 4th photo shows the speaker jacks from an SX-525. The negative (vertical) slot is noticeably wider on the SX-525. The SX-440 manual refers to part number K72-007-B for the speaker plug shown in the first two photos.

Rich