wrote:
I would like to use solid core 2.5mm mains cable (6242Y) for speaker
cable runs in plastered wall, but I am concerned with how practical it
will be to terminate.

At the speaker end, I hope that I can simply pinch the cable core with
the speaker's binding post. At the other end will be a wall plate with
binding posts (e.g. http://tinyurl.com/a3uay ) for the amplifier
connections. On the rear of this wall plate, I guess that I'll have to
solder the core to the hidden end of the binding post.

Soldering solid-core untinned copper is not easy. Can anyone suggest an
alternative solution (e.g. is there a wall plate available with binding
posts that have screw-down connections behind the wall plate) ?

How have other people tackled the problem of terminating solid-core
wire?

Thanks!


I may have missed something, but I have never had a problem soldering
solid core cable, as long as the cable is physically fixed by wrapping
it around the connector and you are not expecting the solder to provide
the physical strength then there should be no problem. I use the insides
of twin and earth for heater connections all the time. Just don't try
using a tiny soldering iron.

I would have thought you were better using binding posts at both ends,
then using more flexible connections to the speaker.

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Nick