Vintage Audax speakers

rotco

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Hi all,

I've just bought a pair of vintage Audax speakers.
they are all perfect, except of the terminals. the positive red plastic is broken.
i looked on ebay for replacement of the whole terminal housing, but i couldnt find the exact size to fit.
im affraid to damage the seal of the box.
can i have your advice for workaround or any solution?
thanks.

b.t.w the rectanle openning in the speaker back wall is 30*34 mm.
* on the other speaker the black negative plastic is broken.
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I would pull the woofer and install a plate, masonite, maybe with a set of Dual Binding Posts that will accept dual banana plugs but that opening might be a little tight to put wire around the binding posts. I'd need to check that. The masonite could be held in place with glue and a screw, covering the holes for the screws used to hold the connection cup.

Or just get a couple connection cups from Parts-Express and make the hole in the box the right size to fit what you get. Seal with whatever sealant you like under the lip of the cup.

https://www.parts-express.com/cat/terminal-plates-cups/321
 
Yeah diy etc.. binding posts etc.. materials. Nothing worse than something that the woofer will vibrate a cheap plate like your pics.
 
is that plastic box that awful!?

actually i thought of buying any product like mine, pull out the red plastic piece with the spring, and install it instead of the broken one.
is it possible?
 
Those spring clips aren't that great, but yes, you could try replacing just that part.

Problem with those is that they don't take very big speaker wire, and, of course, they break easily.

It's hard to find a complete plate that will fit in that small hole. They tend to be bigger. You could cut the hole larger and use something like this:

https://www.parts-express.com/parts...minal-cup-banana-5-way-binding-posts--260-303

Or, make a plate to cover the hole, and mount one of these on it:

https://www.parts-express.com/gold-dual-binding-post--091-335

or a pair of these:

https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-bpa-38g-hd-binding-post-pair-gold--091-1245
 
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