Building Brass Terminals for Wires.
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Building Brass Terminals for Wires.

Brass terminals are hard to buy. But it is easy to build it by your own
Here is a small step by step tutorial.
Here is a small step by step tutorial.
What You Need...










1 brass screw 3 mm / 30 mm
1 telephone jack or another piece of plastic that fits around one knurled head screw
1 brass washer 3mm
2 ring connectors
2 knurled head screws 3 mm
some wires
1 telephone jack or another piece of plastic that fits around one knurled head screw
1 brass washer 3mm
2 ring connectors
2 knurled head screws 3 mm
some wires
Prepare the Ring Connectors

One ring connector is for the inner cabling of the device. The other one for connecting the devices outside.
Solder the Wires to the Connectors

Mantle and Mark the Wires

You can mantle the wires with a shoelace and mark it with colored yarn.
Prepare the Insulater

The insulator part of the telephone jack needs to be a bit wider to fit over the knurled head screw.
Ready to Mount

So everything is ready to mount the terminal into you case.
The Cabling Inside

Here you can see the inner cabling.
The Mounted Terminal.

Here you can see the complete terminal. The first knurled head screw fits into the insulater of the telephone jack.
Everything Connected....
