WTB: Gray binding posts with color trim rings. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2015, 08:20:48 pm
content: I've been looking everywhere for some gray binding posts with color trim rings. You know, the kind on almost every new power supply you see. I have 2 HPs that need them.Years ago I bought some red and black ring versions at Mouser, but they don't have them any more and they never had any with green rings. Even the cheapest Chinese power supplies are using this style now. I'm tempted to buy one just for the binding posts because HP wants almost $50 for a set of three replacements.It just seems to me that these ought to be fairly common, but I'm having no luck. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places.

author: Andy Watson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2015, 09:37:42 pm
content: Like these ?http://www.rapidonline.com/cables-connectors/grey-4mm-test-socket-solder-connection-60v-24a-red-17-3270http://www.rapidonline.com/cables-connectors/grey-4mm-test-socket-solder-connection-60v-24a-red-17-3271http://www.rapidonline.com/cables-connectors/grey-4mm-test-socket-solder-connection-60v-24a-red-17-3272They're not the same quality as HP but they look reasonably similar.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2015, 09:45:10 pm
content: radio shack ! they have those. i bought the remaining stock in all local stores that are closing.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2015, 09:50:05 pm
content: Quote from: Andy Watson on February 14, 2015, 09:37:42 pmAwesome! That's exactly what I'm looking for. I'll keep them in mind if I can't find any closer.I doubt they can be any worse quality than the Agilent ones. Theirs are almost as bad as the buttons they used on the E36xx series.I looked at the ones at Radio Shack but they didn't have any green ones.

author: jamesd168
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2015, 01:56:42 am
content: do you only need the plastic screw on or the whole terminal piece?I have some like showing on the power supply:http://www.mastechpowersupply.com/volteq-regulated-variable-dc-power-supply-hy1503d-15v-3a.htmlif these work, write to me and I will send you what I can find laying about in my shop.

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2015, 10:32:55 am
content: Quote from: free_electron on February 14, 2015, 09:45:10 pmWow, how many did you end up buying?

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2015, 12:31:51 pm
content: I'd need the entire part. That Mastech power supply is one I looked at, but it appears that the base part is all one piece, common across the three posts and that really won't work.The ones linked in reply #1 would probably do fine. The center post isn't cross-drilled though, and they're in England so I would have to deal with international shipping. Neither is a show-stopper though.Quote from: jamesd168 on February 15, 2015, 01:56:42 am

author: jamesd168
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2015, 11:41:29 pm
content: Quote from: rdl on February 15, 2015, 12:31:51 pmyes the posts are all in one piece.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:07:25 pm
content: There are a few sellers on AliExpress... looks like they have the same ones as Rapid Online:40/$39.42, black/red listed, but the seller says they also have green:http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/BP827-4mm-Binding-Post-Grey-Test-Sockets-Solder-Connection-4mm-Jack/1396355_2020632959.html10/$17.21, 20/$28.70, 50/$60.12, choice of 5 colors:http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/10pcs-five-color-4mm-binding-terminal-4mm-Socket-jack-brass-4mm-M5-socket-24A-30VAC-60VDC/1390139_1997798604.html10/$17.03, 20/$29.62, 50/$63.59, choice of 5 colors:http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/High-Quality-five-color-4mm-binding-terminal-4mm-Socket-brass-4mm-M5-socket-10pcs/1260730_1907995464.html

author: soren
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 12:38:54 am
content: Alsohttp://www.ebay.com/itm/131192416025.I have found that "binding post" is a better search term than "4mm" or "banana", even when there is no actual binding post involved.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:07:02 am
content: Soren you scored! I don't know how you found them. I've always searched on "binding posts" and get tired of looking after about 10-15 pages of eBay search results with nothing but red and black or the occasional solid colors.Hard to tell the quality, price is not that great and I currently have no use for the yellow ones, but I'll buy some just to see what they're like. No telling what I'll get, the listing and the photo says "copper", the description says "gold plated", but in the photo they just look like normal silvery colored metal.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 03:06:03 am
content: Quote from: rdl on February 21, 2015, 02:07:02 amBut why would you buy those instead of the ones from AliExpress? They are way overpriced.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 04:01:34 am
content: I was assuming I'd have to buy at least 10 red, 10 black and 10 green for a total over $50. They have something called "processing time". I wonder what that means? It's anywhere from 17 to 40 days, are these made to order or something? Plus, I have never bought anything from that place and it doesn't look like they take PayPal. RapidOnline might actually be the best choice. They had the lowest price but no telling what the shipping charge would end up being. I don't know, I guess I'll have to think about it some more.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 04:11:24 am
content: Quote from: rdl on February 21, 2015, 04:01:34 amThe minimum is 10, but you can specify the mix of colors.AliExpress has their own credit card processing, which works fine.Shipping time varies, just like with a Chinese eBay seller. If you pick a seller that ships by ePacket, that is faster.