ETI Bayonet plug Brochure
Connecting the Bayonet Plug® to speaker cables
• Please note: the Bayonet Plug® is correctly assembled
when the Bayonet Plug® logo, molded into the rear
housing, is lined up with the polymer section (featuring
longitudinal slot) which supports the metal contact
pin. It is only in this position that the housing locks
the contact pin in place, and prevents it from sliding
backwards.
Step 1. Prepare the plug
• Dismantle the plug by gripping both the rear housing
and contact pin section and turn the housing clockwise
to release.
• On the rear housing, unscrew the cable support screws
and slide the insulated speaker cable through.
• Gently slide out the contact pin from the front polymer
support. Set aside the front polymer support. Please
observe color-code: RED is for POSITIVE (signal)
while BLACK is for NEGATIVE (return or ground).
It is important that the contact pin be removed from
the polymer support before soldering. This prevents
it from melting.
• Position the contact pin so that the rear solder platform
and crimping section are exposed, ready to accept the
cable.
Step 2.
• Prepare the cable for connection.
• There are two options for connecting the cable to the
contact pin.
Option 1. Crimp bare wire and solder:
• Remove 6 mm of insulation from your cable. Position
the bare wire through the crimp opening (approx 1 mm
of exposed wire will extend past the crimp opening).
Crimp the wire with a suitable crimping tool.
• Solder the crimped connection.
Option 2. Solder bare wire at solder platform:
• Remove 5 mm insulation from your cable. Tin both
the wire and solder platform (in front of crimp ring).
• Position insulated wire through the crimping ring
and solder wire at solder platform. Gently crimp onto
insulation. This will provide extra support for the cable.
• We recommend the use of a high quality lead-free
silver solder.
Step 3. Replace housing
• Replace the housing and secure cable support screws.
• You may need to build up the diameter of the insulation
by means of a PVC tube available from most hardware
stores.
• Following repeated insertion into binding posts,
scuff marks may appear on the highly annealed high
conductivity contact pin. This is normal and will not in
any way affect sound quality.
ETI BAYONET PLUG®
TECHNICAL TIPS
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