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[Mike_Dee]

Originally Posted by ramonesfan

Thats an option and I have shrink tube....it's just those tabs are so small compared to the 12 ga wire and there's solder connections next to the tabs. To solder it direct, the wire would basically be laying on a terminal that is maybe 2/3 the size of the 12 ga wire. I'd feel better about it if the wire could loop thru the hole in the terminal, then solder it over onto itself & the tab - that would be a good connection.

I'm really disappointed that this is even an issue, connecting to a speaker should take a couple minutes and be stupid-easy. Bless the DIY 'no question is stupid' boards!

One possible fix would be to take a pair of wire strippers, and using a smaller gauge stripper hole on the stripper cutter, to reduce the overall diameter of the conductor.

Apply the solder to the wire first. Place the pre-soldered wire against the speaker terminal, and apply the iron to the wire just long enough to melt the solder.