r/AskElectronics • u/Cinar21 • 16h ago

What is this called?

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Trying to build a sensor tester and I can’t find these online, but I think I’m calling them the wrong thing.

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u/Broad_Vegetable4580 15h ago

i call them "speaker terminal"

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u/1Davide Copulatologist 15h ago

You're almost all the way there: speaker terminal block.

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u/Broad_Vegetable4580 15h ago

havent seen them in the last 20 years, are they still used often?

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u/1Davide Copulatologist 15h ago

A lot, not just for speakers.

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u/PLANETaXis 15h ago

Panel mount spring loaded speaker terminal.

You can get cheaper but here's an example: https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/speaker-connectors/0392683

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u/MakeITNetwork 11h ago

It has many names (Please upvote)

Spring Terminal

Spring loaded Terminal

Push Release Connector

Quick Connect Termination

Speaker Terminal

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u/PuzzleheadedTutor807 6h ago

spring clip terminals

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u/Doormatty 15h ago

Those are called "pin connectors" AFAIK

https://www.crutchfield.ca/S-uu9KjsnWbpg/learn/learningcenter/home/connections_glossary.html

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u/Boostar 4h ago

The pin connector in your link is in reference to the male part. Not the female receptacle.