Binding posts that accept shrouded 4mm plugs - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: mikepa
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 10:27:00 am
content: One of the binding posts on my home made power supply broke yesterday and I was wondering if binding posts available that accept shrouded 4mm banana plugs? If no posts are available (I didn't find any) are there 4mm sockets available that accept shrouded 4mm plugs?

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 10:41:24 am
content: Yes, there is. TTi is using them on their power supplies, but I do not know where to buy them.

author: mikepa
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 10:48:15 am
content: Yes I saw that about TTI - I suppose one could maybe order spares from TTI (but I bet that would be expensive).

author: grbolet
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 11:32:56 am
content: Maybe these ?http://www.tme.eu/en/details/xub-g-b/4mm-banana-sockets/multi-contact/#

author: mikepa
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 12:07:59 pm
content: Thanks grbolet, nice find. Sadly they are out of stock.I guess looking at the picture the shrouded banana posts have to stick out a little more from the panel to accommodate the shroud. Maybe I'll just settle for sockets that accept shrouded plugs:http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/4-mm-test-plugs-sockets/0404137/Interestingly, all the shrouded sockets I found were in the UK !

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 12:28:46 pm
content: You can find them on eBay (not mine), such as this:http://www.ebay.com/itm/5PCS-5-colors-Multimeter-Oscilloscope-instrument-4MM-Binding-Post-Banana-Socket-/220895502604

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 12:43:16 pm
content: And some Hirschmann's:www.reichelt.de/Buchsen/2//index.html?ACTION=2&GROUPID=5652&LANGUAGE=EN

author: mikepa
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 01:00:48 pm
content: Thanks guys, the eBay ones look tempting and I'll probably get a sample set, but they look a little shallow to fit the whole of the shrouded banana plug.

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 10:28:30 pm
content: With those cheap ebay ones, if you are soldering anything to the tag, make sure you have a banana plug cable plugged in to act as a heat sink whilst soldering, or you are not going to be happy with the results

author: mikepa
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2013, 01:16:56 pm
content: Thanks notsob, good tip. I've had those plastic sockets melt on me before. Not sure the expensive ones fair much better, or do they?

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2013, 02:07:20 pm
content: Not that you're meant to solder to a blade terminal.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2013, 02:11:50 pm
content: Quote from: mikepa on July 02, 2013, 01:16:56 pmEven the eBay cheapies aren't consistently bad. I got a bag of twenty or so real cheap a while ago and heated the ever living crap out of them (wasn't really paying much attention) and they're perfectly fine. I expect many of the expensive ones do well too.

author: mikepa
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2013, 06:49:04 pm
content: A quick follow-up. The 4mm sockets I got from eBay that accept shrouded plugs are pretty nice. The fixing nut is tricky to get on right, but it works in the end. Sockets themselves are nice.http://www.ebay.com/itm/5PCS-5-colors-Multimeter-Oscilloscope-instrument-4MM-Binding-Post-Banana-Socket-/220895502604?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336e65e10c

author: ElectroIrradiator
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2013, 07:24:09 pm
content: Farnell also carries a multitude of differentshrouded 4mm banana plugs, 47 or so.Search for 'shrouded' in Connectors -> Test -> Banana Plugs & Jacks.

author: soren
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2019, 01:21:03 am
content: Reichelt now sell the Hirschmann SAB series (even though they are absent from the PDF catalogue):https://www.reichelt.de/index.html?GROUPID=7566https://cdn-reichelt.de/documents/datenblatt/D100/SAB_2600_G_M4_9723577XX.pdfhttps://cdn-reichelt.de/documents/datenblatt/D100/SAB_2630_S19_9723607XX.pdfhttps://cdn-reichelt.de/documents/datenblatt/D100/SAB_2640_LK_XX_DB-DE.pdf

author: soren
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2019, 01:30:55 am
content: Another manufacturer is Stäubli, but they don't appear to be as widely available as the SKS Hirschmann ones.https://ec.staubli.com/AcroFiles/MA/TM_MA153_(de-en).pdfhttps://ec.staubli.com/AcroFiles/Catalogues/TM_TM-Main-TouchProtected-11014115_(en)_hi.pdf

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2021, 01:31:48 pm
content: So while reading the blog on E-Z-Hook's website, I came acrossthis post from 2011:QuoteTheir product descriptions now read "Shrouded Banana Socket Binding Post, Turret Terminal"Additionally, the dual version of 9280 (which is just the singles with a mounting plate) also supports shrouded plugs:P/N 9406. Its drawing expressly references the update to the 9280 that makes it compatible with shrouded plugs.Digi-Key carries all of these, although only 9406 is an in-stock item, the rest are special-order only (but with a minimum quantity of 1 and lead time of 2 weeks, so still reasonable to order).Quote from: grbolet on July 01, 2013, 11:32:56 amQuote from: soren on March 29, 2019, 01:21:03 amQuote from: soren on March 29, 2019, 01:30:55 amAll of those are sockets, not binding posts. They're just surface-mount sockets, rather than the usual flush mount.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2021, 01:34:34 pm
content: Trimming the shrouds off only takes a few seconds.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2021, 02:45:23 pm
content: Quote from: Fungus on March 06, 2021, 01:34:34 pm:::whoosh:::not the point!I don't generally work with anything where the shrounds are even distantly needed for operator safety, but I prefer using shrouded cables because you can do things like stack plugs (while not plugged into a gadget) and the unconnected male pin can't short things out.