(Topic ID: 221068)

Speaker wires with alligator clips? Can you buy?

By bemmett

5 years ago



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    #1 5 years ago

    Anyone know where you can buy speaker wire with alligator clips pre-installed on one side(or even both)? Have so many games I just like to run a simple connection clipped to the sub in the game to my external subs but I can't find them anywhere pre-sold this way. Made a few but it was kind of a pain and I like easy.

    #2 5 years ago

    You probably won't, as you need a fairly long length to get from cabinet to the backbox. I was going suggest alligator clip test leads and just cut them in half, but that would be requiring very long leads. I don't do any semi permanent installation with alligator clips, its just risky for them to possibly come off. I always build a proper connector or solder for reliability.

    #3 5 years ago

    I'd just make them with these. I made a bunch of long test leads with them for troubleshooting EMs and it took like 30 seconds each to build.

    https://www.amazon.com/Honbay-Silver-Alligator-Crocodile-Clamps/dp/B01C50TIXC/ref=sr_1_5

    #4 5 years ago

    i just solder on the clips to the wire, i can make you some if you want

    its what i have done for the sub for my games

    i have some alligator clips already from previous wires ive built laying around i could make a few for you just lmk

    #5 5 years ago

    Like the others have said, easy to crimp an alligator clip on the wires themselves. Plus then you can cut the speaker wires to length so it would fit your particular application.

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    #6 3 years ago

    Hooking up a subwoofer. Whats the difference with tapping into the sub with alligator clips, and splitting into the back box.

    #7 3 years ago
    Quoted from Welke336:

    Hooking up a subwoofer. Whats the difference with tapping into the sub with alligator clips, and splitting into the back box.

    Sub signal has a low pass filter applied to it, Backbox has a high pass filter.

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