Ground lugs????

[Fredaxis]

Well,
I received all my parts for my Express!
...almost.... I am running short of ground lugs (the small washer with a lug we use for the star ground).
My usual suppliers seems not to have them anymore on catalog (Banzai, TubeTown...)
Where do you guys get yours?

[CraigB]

you should be able to get ring terminals at any hardware store that has an electrical/lighting section.

[gearhead]

Mouser has ground lugs by Keystone:

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/632/1313.pdf

[klingo]

the automobile one's with the coloured plastic stripped...then pressed & soldered to your bus wire.

[Phil_S]

In a pinch, I've used a slighly oversized toothed washer, the kind with the teeth on the outside. Most hardware stores sell ring terminals that fill the bill. Strip off the plastic and you can run 2-3 wires into the hole, bend them backwards and solder them in place. Mail order will be killer pricing with the added postage. $1 for parts, $8 for shipping.

[Fredaxis]

Thanks a lot guys!!

In the meantime I found them well hidden on Banzai web site, bought 300 just to make sure I'll have enough for the next season

I use the automotive one usually for the main wall ground, pressing it on the wire. I always found hard to make a good solder on those one.

Anyway, time to receive the ground lugs I work on my head cabinet....

[paulster]

I get mine from RS and I think they've got a French branch too.

The UK part numbers are:
M6 - 186-7826
M5 - 186-7832
M4 - 186-7848
M3.5 - 186-7854
M3 - 186-7860

Paul

[mumford]

Take the plastic off of those radio shack squeeze connectors?

[Lonely Raven]

Take the plastic off of those radio shack squeeze connectors?

That's what I do with the automotive ones. I scuff up the chassis, scuff up the ring terminal, cut off the plastic insulator, and I use star washer to help lock it down...or if I'm out of star washers I'll bolt and solder though you need a big honkin iron for that.

[Richie]

Allyn just got a bunch of the lugs too,

[Tubetwang]

i use anything copper...

On the present build...14 gauge electrical wire was stripped, coilled and screwed to chassis to good effect caper.