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Dragon
05-23-2005, 02:44 PM
I am constructing a removable panel that will cover speakers. My problem is that I can't remember what the connectors are called.

Enlarged at the end peg type that fits into a hole and snaps into place.

Someone jog my memory!!

giddonah
05-23-2005, 02:48 PM
banana plugs?
http://www.ebizenterprise.com/ProductImages/imagesa/ap-397.jpg

Dragon
05-23-2005, 03:52 PM
No that isnt it.

The hole has a metal tension spring type fitting so that when the bulb goes in it stays.

This is to hold the panel in place, not anything to do with speaker connections.

giddonah
05-23-2005, 04:09 PM
Ah, I gotcha. I have no idea what they are though. What about magnets?

Dragon
05-23-2005, 04:12 PM
I've been googling my butt off and have run across this. This company calls it a tree loc fastener.

http://www.plastic-fastener.com/images/items/024.jpg

http://www.plastic-fastener.com/images/schematics/024-a.gif

The only thing I really dont like about this setup is that it is plastic and doesnt screw in.

Still, this is the concept for what I am seeking.

roger g
05-24-2005, 05:27 AM
Slick!


roger

giddonah
05-24-2005, 07:19 AM
sweet. I'll have to keep that in mind. Those are going to be sweet covers.

Dragon
05-27-2005, 04:48 AM
So...

No one knows what this type connector is actually called?

roger g
05-27-2005, 05:09 AM
hmmmmmmmm........no


roger

Joe Bartok
05-27-2005, 08:06 AM
Snap fastener? Snap Lock? Tension Latch?

giddonah
05-27-2005, 08:09 AM
velcro? :lol:

ddm
06-19-2005, 01:26 AM
Speaker grill guides are what they are called, when I use to install home audio/video we called them grill snaps. You can order them online from partsexpress.com

Dragon
06-20-2005, 03:06 AM
Excellent.

Thanks for the information.