Rectilinear research repair question

[2X00&Mic]

I have a pair of Rectilinear Research Mini III speakers that were salvaged from a previous tenant of my apartment.

Recently a picture frame broke loose and fell, shearing the connection from the back plate.

Not being overly handy or electronically inclined, is this a simple sodering job or should I find a repair shop?

 

[Gazdatronik]

Hah, I totally just did that to my Recs out in the garage. I am going to put new banana plugs in mine, I think they simply bolt in. No solder.

 

[Leben]

Gazdatronik is correct, they bolt in.

 

[Freds.Bands]

Remove the grill, remove the woofer and push insulation aside or remove. Find inside of the back plate/crossover, remove the broken terminal (I don't remember if any wires are soldered or bolted on with lugs), replace and then reverse your way out of it. Trick is to find a banana terminal that closely matches the other one. You'll need some manual dexterity.

 

[Gazdatronik]

Get modern bananas, the old stuff on the recs couldn't hold anything much bigger than 18 ga. Not that you would need any bigger, but it stinks to be limited on your wire choices.

 

[2X00&Mic]

Got the new bananas. The problem here is the terminal that holds the plugs snapped off. Better pic below. It's basically the base the plug clicks into. Not sure if that makes more sense.

Anyway looks like I will explore Freds.Bands' solution.

Thanks!!

 

[Gazdatronik]

it'll unbolt and push out from the inside.

 

[Freds.Bands]

The female banana receptacle will hold any modern banana jack. If that's what you're using, you wont find the 18ga a limit, only if you're using bare wires (not advisable due to possible stray strands and shorts), or Very carefully tinned ones. Rect. used the short ones so they wouldn't break if adjacent to solid surfaces or even in shipping; there's not much clearance in back. Chaces are that's why they broke.