Terminals, connectors, spades, slide on etc

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I'm trying to get organized so I can connect devices to speakers and stuff

I ordered some connectors and these are a little bit big

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Then I tried these and they were REALLY TIGHT

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I thought maybe they were too narrow and I needed something in between but after further review it looks like the red ones are wide enough maybe the rolled part is tight

Meanwhile what type of pliers are you using to crimp these guys 

I'd like a nice tidy secure connection but it's not some needed like for military 🎖� 🪖 aircraft 

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A deep dive into the plethora of rusty crap in my garage produced these

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So I proposed this

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So it looks like I need to keep diving because I guess I still need some that just have a normal hole that I can use on the insulated connectors

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Also my "speaker wire" is solid that might be a problem 

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So after further review after initial further review this initial assessment was possibly correct 

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I just don't understand why it's angled/tapered like a wire stripper 

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Oh well mission accomplished 

Now I can plug and play

Spade connectors for speaker terminals

No more trying to make loops in the wire and wrap it around and try to screw it in without it coming off etc 

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And now I can input signal via RCA when needed because I got some BCA ? to RCA adapters

No more clipping probes to this and that

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Then of course gtg on connecting speakers instead of hey let's wrap this around etc

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Yes, those smaller 3/16 spade connectors can be tight.
I bought a fairly cheap ratcheting style crimp tool and it really paid off quick, works amazing.
Similar to this one:  https://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-ratcheting-crimper-58325.html