SKU: 5860649488

Comp Cams CS 284MHQ S7 Open Wheel Modified T/C Cam

Name: Comp Cams CS 284MHQ S7 Open Wheel Modified T/C Cam
Brand: watersyst.com
SKU: 5860649488
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Rating: 4.2187 (6 reviews)

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Comp Cams CS 284MHQ S7 Open Wheel Modified T/C CamGrind Number: 284S7 Lifter Type: Solid Lifter Description: Solid (OWM T C, Standard Rocker Ratio) 3 8 5 8 tracks w wide corners or slick surface. 355+ ci., 12: 1, 4 BBL gas or alcohol with good intake & heads. Premium quality valve springs, lifters, pushrods recommended. Engine Family: Chevrolet 262 400 c. i. 8 cyl. 1955 1998 Cam Family: OWM Traction Control Camshafts (Standard Rocker Ratio) Specifications: RPM Range: 3300 to 7300 Valve Timing: 0. 02

Grind Number: 284S7
Lifter Type: Solid Lifter
Description: Solid-(OWM T/C, Standard Rocker Ratio) 3/8-5/8 tracks w/ wide corners or slick surface. 355+ ci., 12:1, 4 BBL gas or alcohol with good intake & heads. Premium-quality valve springs, lifters, pushrods recommended.
Engine Family: Chevrolet 262-400 c.i. 8 cyl. 1955-1998
Cam Family: OWM Traction Control Camshafts (Standard Rocker Ratio)

Specifications:

RPM Range: 3300 to 7300
Valve Timing: 0.02
Lobe Separation: 107°
Intake Centerline: 107°
Intake
- Valve Lash: 0.016
- Duration: 284
- Duration @ .050" Lift: 258
- Valve Lift: 0.597 (1.6:1)
- Lobe Lift: 0.373
Exhaust
- Valve Lash: 0.018
- Duration: 293
- Duration @ .050" Lift: 264
- Valve Lift: 0.606 (1.6:1)
- Lobe Lift: 0.379

Vehicle Fitments:

Year	Make	Model	Submodel
1995 - 1996	AM General	Hummer	Base
1980 - 1991	Avanti	II	Base
1985	Avanti	II	GT
1980	Buick	Century	Limited, Sport, Estate, Base
1991 - 1996	Buick	Commercial Chassis	Base
1980	Buick	Regal	Sport, Base, Limited
1992 - 1995	Buick	Roadmaster	Base, Limited
1991 - 1995	Buick	Roadmaster	Estate Wagon
1996	Buick	Roadmaster	Estate Wagon Collector's Edition, Limited Collector's Edition, Collector's Edition
1990 - 1992	Cadillac	Brougham	Base, d'Elegance
1992 - 1996	Cadillac	Commercial Chassis	Brougham, Base
1993 - 1996	Cadillac	Fleetwood	Base, Brougham
1980 - 1982	Checker	Marathon	Base, Deluxe
1994	Chevrolet	Blazer	Base, Silverado Sport
1992 - 1993	Chevrolet	Blazer	Cheyenne
1987	Chevrolet	Blazer	Custom Deluxe
1991 - 1994	Chevrolet	Blazer	Nevada
1988 - 1991	Chevrolet	Blazer	Scottsdale
1987 - 1994	Chevrolet	Blazer	Silverado
1980	Chevrolet	C10	Big Ten, Custom Deluxe
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	C10	Cheyenne
1981	Chevrolet	C10	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	C10	Scottsdale, Custom, Silverado
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	C10 Suburban	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	C10 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	C10 Suburban	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	C10 Suburban	Silverado, Scottsdale
1990 - 1993	Chevrolet	C1500	454 SS
1989 - 1995	Chevrolet	C1500	Base
1988 - 1992	Chevrolet	C1500	Scottsdale
1988 - 1995	Chevrolet	C1500	Silverado, Cheyenne
1990 - 1995	Chevrolet	C1500	WT
1992 - 1995	Chevrolet	C1500 Suburban	Base
1995	Chevrolet	C1500 Suburban	LT, LS
1992 - 1994	Chevrolet	C1500 Suburban	Silverado
1986	Chevrolet	C20	Base
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	C20	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	C20	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	C20	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	C20	Silverado, Scottsdale, Cheyenne
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	C20 Suburban	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	C20 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	C20 Suburban	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	C20 Suburban	Silverado, Scottsdale
1993	Chevrolet	C2500	400 SS, Custom
1988 - 1995	Chevrolet	C2500	Cheyenne, Silverado, Base
1988 - 1992	Chevrolet	C2500	Scottsdale
1994 - 1995	Chevrolet	C2500	WT
1992 - 1995	Chevrolet	C2500 Suburban	Base
1995	Chevrolet	C2500 Suburban	LS, LT
1992 - 1994	Chevrolet	C2500 Suburban	Silverado
1980 - 1982	Chevrolet	C30	Base
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	C30	Cheyenne
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	C30	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	C30	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	C30	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	C30	Silverado, Scottsdale
1994 - 1995	Chevrolet	C3500	Base
1988 - 1992	Chevrolet	C3500	Scottsdale
1988 - 1995	Chevrolet	C3500	Silverado, Cheyenne
1980	Chevrolet	Camaro	Base, Rally Sport
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	Camaro	Berlinetta, Z28
1985 - 1986	Chevrolet	Camaro	Iroc-Z
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	Camaro	Sport
1982	Chevrolet	Camaro	Z28 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car
1980 - 1992	Chevrolet	Caprice	Base
1980 - 1996	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic
1986 - 1990	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic Brougham
1981 - 1982	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic Estate
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic Landau
1993 - 1994	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic LS
1987 - 1990	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic LS Brougham
1991 - 1993	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic LTZ
1980	Chevrolet	Caprice	Classic Sport
1991 - 1994	Chevrolet	Commercial Chassis	Base
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	Corvette	Base
1982	Chevrolet	Corvette	Collector's Edition
1986	Chevrolet	Corvette	Indianapolis 500 Pace Car
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	El Camino	Conquista
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	El Camino	Royal Knight
1980 - 1987	Chevrolet	El Camino	SS, Base
1996	Chevrolet	Express 2500	LS, Base
1983	Chevrolet	G10	Base
1981 - 1987	Chevrolet	G10	Bonaventure
1980 - 1995	Chevrolet	G10	Chevy Van, Beauville, Sportvan
1995	Chevrolet	G20	Base
1983 - 1984	Chevrolet	G20	Bonaventure
1980 - 1995	Chevrolet	G20	Chevy Van, Beauville, Sportvan
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	G20	Nomad
1983 - 1984	Chevrolet	G30	Bonaventure
1980 - 1996	Chevrolet	G30	Hi-Cube, Sportvan, Beauville, Chevy Van
1980 - 1985	Chevrolet	Impala	Base
1981 - 1982	Chevrolet	Impala	Estate
1980	Chevrolet	Impala	Sport
1994 - 1996	Chevrolet	Impala	SS
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	K10	Cheyenne
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	K10	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	K10	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	K10	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	K10	Silverado, Scottsdale
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	K10 Suburban	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	K10 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	K10 Suburban	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	K10 Suburban	Silverado, Scottsdale
1994 - 1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Base
1988 - 1995	Chevrolet	K1500	Cheyenne, Silverado
1988 - 1992	Chevrolet	K1500	Scottsdale
1991	Chevrolet	K1500	Sport
1990 - 1995	Chevrolet	K1500	WT
1992 - 1995	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban	Base
1995	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban	LT, LS
1992 - 1994	Chevrolet	K1500 Suburban	Silverado
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	K20	Cheyenne
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	K20	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	K20	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	K20	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	K20	Silverado, Scottsdale
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	K20 Suburban	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	K20 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	K20 Suburban	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	K20 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1988 - 1992	Chevrolet	K2500	Scottsdale
1988 - 1995	Chevrolet	K2500	Silverado, Cheyenne
1994 - 1995	Chevrolet	K2500	WT, Base
1992 - 1995	Chevrolet	K2500 Suburban	Base
1995	Chevrolet	K2500 Suburban	LS, LT
1992 - 1994	Chevrolet	K2500 Suburban	Silverado
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	K30	Cheyenne
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	K30	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	K30	Custom Deluxe
1981	Chevrolet	K30	Deluxe
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	K30	Scottsdale, Silverado
1994 - 1995	Chevrolet	K3500	Base
1988 - 1995	Chevrolet	K3500	Cheyenne, Silverado
1988 - 1992	Chevrolet	K3500	Scottsdale
1981 - 1986	Chevrolet	K5 Blazer	Custom
1980	Chevrolet	K5 Blazer	Custom Deluxe, Cheyenne
1981	Chevrolet	K5 Blazer	Deluxe
1984	Chevrolet	K5 Blazer	Scottsdale
1980 - 1986	Chevrolet	K5 Blazer	Silverado
1980 - 1983	Chevrolet	Malibu	Classic
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	Malibu	Classic Landau, Base
1980	Chevrolet	Malibu	Estate, Classic Estate, Classic Sport, Sport
1981 - 1988	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	Base
1983	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	CL
1980 - 1981	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	Landau
1986 - 1988	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	LS
1980	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	Sport
1983 - 1988	Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	SS
1980 - 1989	Chevrolet	P20	Base, Step-Van
1980 - 1996	Chevrolet	P30	Base
1980 - 1990	Chevrolet	P30	Step-Van
1987	Chevrolet	R10	Custom Deluxe, Scottsdale, Silverado
1987	Chevrolet	R10 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	R10 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1989 - 1991	Chevrolet	R1500 Suburban	Silverado, Scottsdale
1988	Chevrolet	R20	Cheyenne
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	R20	Silverado, Scottsdale, Custom Deluxe
1987	Chevrolet	R20 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	R20 Suburban	Silverado, Scottsdale
1989	Chevrolet	R2500	Silverado, Scottsdale, Cheyenne
1989 - 1991	Chevrolet	R2500 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1988	Chevrolet	R30	Cheyenne
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	R30	Custom Deluxe, Silverado, Scottsdale
1989 - 1991	Chevrolet	R3500	Cheyenne, Silverado
1989 - 1990	Chevrolet	R3500	Scottsdale
1995	Chevrolet	Tahoe	LT, Base, LS
1987	Chevrolet	V10	Scottsdale, Silverado, Custom Deluxe
1987	Chevrolet	V10 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	V10 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1989 - 1991	Chevrolet	V1500 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1987	Chevrolet	V20	Silverado, Scottsdale, Custom Deluxe
1987	Chevrolet	V20 Suburban	Custom Deluxe
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	V20 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1989 - 1991	Chevrolet	V2500 Suburban	Scottsdale, Silverado
1988	Chevrolet	V30	Cheyenne
1987 - 1988	Chevrolet	V30	Silverado, Scottsdale, Custom Deluxe
1989 - 1991	Chevrolet	V3500	Cheyenne, Silverado
1989 - 1990	Chevrolet	V3500	Scottsdale
1993	Excalibur	Limited	Base
1985	Excalibur	Phaeton	Anniversary
1980 - 1989	Excalibur	Phaeton	Base
1980 - 1986	GMC	C1500	Base, Sierra Classic, High Sierra
1980	GMC	C1500	Heavy Half
1988 - 1995	GMC	C1500	Sierra SLE
1994 - 1995	GMC	C1500	Sierra Special, Sierra SL, Sierra SLT
1988 - 1993	GMC	C1500	Sierra, Sierra SLX
1980 - 1982	GMC	C1500	Street Coupe, Sierra Grande
1980 - 1995	GMC	C1500 Suburban	Base
1980 - 1986	GMC	C1500 Suburban	Sierra Classic, High Sierra
1980 - 1982	GMC	C1500 Suburban	Sierra Grande
1992 - 1995	GMC	C1500 Suburban	SLE
1995	GMC	C1500 Suburban	SLT
1980 - 1986	GMC	C2500	Sierra Classic, Base, High Sierra
1980 - 1982	GMC	C2500	Sierra Grande
1988 - 1995	GMC	C2500	Sierra SLE
1994 - 1995	GMC	C2500	Sierra SLT, Sierra SL
1988 - 1993	GMC	C2500	Sierra, Sierra SLX
1980 - 1995	GMC	C2500 Suburban	Base
1980 - 1986	GMC	C2500 Suburban	Sierra Classic, High Sierra
1980 - 1982	GMC	C2500 Suburban	Sierra Grande
1992 - 1995	GMC	C2500 Suburban	SLE
1995	GMC	C2500 Suburban	SLT
1980 - 1986	GMC	C3500	High Sierra, Base, Sierra Classic
1980 - 1982	GMC	C3500	Sierra Grande
1994 - 1995	GMC	C3500	Sierra SL, Sierra SLT
1988 - 1995	GMC	C3500	Sierra SLE
1988 - 1993	GMC	C3500	Sierra SLX, Sierra
1981 - 1986	GMC	Caballero	Amarillo
1980 - 1987	GMC	Caballero	Diablo, Base
1980	GMC	Caballero	Laredo
1981	GMC	Caballero	Royal Knight, Conquista
1983 - 1984	GMC	G1500	Rally Custom
1980 - 1995	GMC	G1500	Vandura, Rally, Rally STX
1983 - 1984	GMC	G2500	Rally Custom
1980 - 1995	GMC	G2500	Rally, Vandura, Rally STX
1981 - 1988	GMC	G3500	Rally Custom
1980 - 1996	GMC	G3500	Rally, Magnavan, Rally Camper Special, Rally STX, Vandura Special, Vandura
1980 - 1991	GMC	Jimmy	Base
1980 - 1985	GMC	Jimmy	High Sierra
1980 - 1990	GMC	Jimmy	Sierra Classic
1980 - 1982	GMC	Jimmy	Sierra Grande, Street Coupe
1986	GMC	Jimmy	Silverado
1980 - 1986	GMC	K1500	Sierra Classic, High Sierra, Base
1980 - 1982	GMC	K1500	Sierra Grande
1988 - 1995	GMC	K1500	Sierra SLE
1995	GMC	K1500	Sierra SLS
1994 - 1995	GMC	K1500	Sierra Special, Sierra SLT, Sierra SL
1993	GMC	K1500	Sierra Sport
1988 - 1993	GMC	K1500	Sierra, Sierra SLX
1980 - 1995	GMC	K1500 Suburban	Base
1980 - 1986	GMC	K1500 Suburban	High Sierra, Sierra Classic
1980 - 1982	GMC	K1500 Suburban	Sierra Grande
1992 - 1995	GMC	K1500 Suburban	SLE
1995	GMC	K1500 Suburban	SLT
1980 - 1986	GMC	K2500	Sierra Classic, High Sierra, Base
1980 - 1982	GMC	K2500	Sierra Grande
1988 - 1995	GMC	K2500	Sierra SLE
1994 - 1995	GMC	K2500	Sierra SLT, Sierra SL
1988 - 1993	GMC	K2500	Sierra, Sierra SLX
1980 - 1995	GMC	K2500 Suburban	Base
1980 - 1986	GMC	K2500 Suburban	High Sierra, Sierra Classic
1980 - 1982	GMC	K2500 Suburban	Sierra Grande
1992 - 1995	GMC	K2500 Suburban	SLE
1995	GMC	K2500 Suburban	SLT
1980 - 1986	GMC	K3500	Sierra Classic, High Sierra, Base
1980 - 1982	GMC	K3500	Sierra Grande
1988 - 1995	GMC	K3500	Sierra SLE
1994 - 1995	GMC	K3500	Sierra SLT, Sierra SL
1988 - 1993	GMC	K3500	Sierra SLX, Sierra
1980 - 1989	GMC	P2500	Base, Value Van
1980 - 1996	GMC	P3500	Base
1980 - 1990	GMC	P3500	Value Van
1987	GMC	R1500	High Sierra, Sierra Classic, Base
1987 - 1991	GMC	R1500 Suburban	Base
1987	GMC	R1500 Suburban	High Sierra
1987 - 1989	GMC	R1500 Suburban	Sierra Classic
1990	GMC	R1500 Suburban	SLE
1987 - 1989	GMC	R2500	High Sierra, Base, Sierra Classic
1987 - 1991	GMC	R2500 Suburban	Base
1987	GMC	R2500 Suburban	High Sierra
1987 - 1989	GMC	R2500 Suburban	Sierra Classic
1990	GMC	R2500 Suburban	SLE
1987 - 1991	GMC	R3500	Base
1987 - 1989	GMC	R3500	Sierra Classic, High Sierra
1990 - 1991	GMC	R3500	SLE
1987	GMC	V1500	Base, Sierra Classic, High Sierra
1987 - 1991	GMC	V1500 Suburban	Base
1987	GMC	V1500 Suburban	High Sierra
1987 - 1989	GMC	V1500 Suburban	Sierra Classic
1990	GMC	V1500 Suburban	SLE
1987	GMC	V2500	Base, High Sierra, Sierra Classic
1987 - 1991	GMC	V2500 Suburban	Base
1987	GMC	V2500 Suburban	High Sierra
1987 - 1989	GMC	V2500 Suburban	Sierra Classic
1990	GMC	V2500 Suburban	SLE
1987 - 1991	GMC	V3500	Base
1987 - 1989	GMC	V3500	High Sierra, Sierra Classic
1990 - 1991	GMC	V3500	SLE
1992 - 1995	GMC	Yukon	Base, SLE
1993	GMC	Yukon	GT
1995	GMC	Yukon	SLT
1992 - 1994	GMC	Yukon	Sport
1991 - 1992	Oldsmobile	Custom Cruiser	Base
1980	Oldsmobile	Cutlass	Base, Brougham, LS
1980	Oldsmobile	Cutlass Calais	Base
1980 - 1982	Oldsmobile	Cutlass Cruiser	Base
1980	Oldsmobile	Cutlass Cruiser	Brougham
1980	Oldsmobile	Cutlass Salon	Brougham, Base
1980	Oldsmobile	Cutlass Supreme	Brougham, Base
1983 - 1986	Pontiac	Bonneville	Base, Brougham
1984 - 1986	Pontiac	Bonneville	LE
1980 - 1981	Pontiac	Firebird	Esprit
1980 - 2002	Pontiac	Firebird	Formula, Trans Am, Base
1982 - 1986	Pontiac	Firebird	S/E
1994	Pontiac	Firebird	Trans Am GT
1989 - 1992	Pontiac	Firebird	Trans Am GTA
1989	Pontiac	Firebird	Trans Am GTA SE
1980	Pontiac	Grand Am	Base
1980	Pontiac	Grand LeMans	Safari, Base, LE
1980 - 1987	Pontiac	Grand Prix	Base
1983 - 1987	Pontiac	Grand Prix	Brougham
1984 - 1987	Pontiac	Grand Prix	LE
1980 - 1983	Pontiac	Grand Prix	LJ
1980	Pontiac	Grand Prix	SJ
1980	Pontiac	LeMans	Safari, Base
1983 - 1986	Pontiac	Parisienne	Base, Brougham

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Janeee

Waukegan, US

★★★★★ 5

Fantastic speaker plug at a great price!

Size: 5 Pack, Pattern Name: Banana Plugs

This is a product that gets the job done effectively, and at a good price. Banana plugs are used to clean up speaker wire - you can generally screw in speaker wire, but banana plugs provide a nice interface that allows you to plug in and remove speaker wire as needed. These closed plugs do a good job terminating / hiding the wire. They fit very well into various components and amps that I own. INSTRUCTIONS to install / use them: * Remove around 1" - 2" of the white casing to expose the red and white individual speaker wires * Strip each wire so ~1/2" metal is showing * Make sure the plug end is screwed in tightly (this does not need to come out) * Unscrew the base of the plug from the other end * WithOUT twisting the metal wiring, insert the wire (match wire color with plug color; start with either one) from the bottom of the plug until the metal sticks out the top * Have ~1/4" metal hanging past the plug * take the wiring and drape it down the sides of the plug (just the smooth side, do NOT cover any of the screw threading or it will be very hard to close it) * Spread the draped wiring around the plug as evenly as possible (makes it easier to screw in later) * Screw the two ends of the plug back together (the side with the draped wiring will go inside the plug) * If you get stuck while screwing it back in, unscrew and adjust the wiring * Repeat for the other side, and you're done!

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Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2019

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L. Yu

Boise, US

★★★★★ 4

pretty good banana plugs

Size: 5 Pack, Pattern Name: Banana Plugs

i bought these over 6 months ago and i just installed them to the front left and right floor standing speakers - sony ssf-7000 i have them for over 10 years hooked up to a yamaha 7.1 AVR. alot of people have had trouble installing this - one single banana plug comes in 3 parts - the bottom and top (the banana plug tip) can be unscrewed. what i did was tightened the top first (top being the tip of the banana plug) then unscrew the bottom off completely - make sure you have like 3/4" - 1" (depending on your gauge of wire) of exposed speaker wire that is straight - then thread it through the hole at the bottom up - i then rolled the exposed 3/4 - 1" exposed copper wiring into a ball that is bigger than the hole of the banana plug bottom piece so the wire doesn't fall back through where it came from. then i screwed on the top and middle piece back with the bottom piece - tightening it a bit so i know there's good contact. also make sure the tip is screwed in all the way as well as a double check. what you don't want to do is have the copper wire touch the threaded part of the bottom piece - the wire will cut off from the screwing action. i plugged it into my sony speakers and it wasn't a real snug fit - a bit too loose to feel secure - it didn't seem to go all the way in - but it fit fairly well in my receiver. my intention was to use these banana plugs with my 2 channel set up but i decided to go pre-constructed mediabridge 12 AWG speaker cable instead - those fit my 2 channel set up on my receiver and elacs really snug and secure. i tested it and it works fine. i didn't hear any loss of signal or any extraneous noise. none of my (14 awg?) wiring fell through the bottom and it sounds good. so no complaints there. i bought 5 pairs - but i find that it is an odd number to include a package - even numbered pairs would be better. anyway they seem constructed well - easy enough to install and they do work. thanks for reading

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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019

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Louisville, US

★★★★★ 5

High quality and robust

Size: 12 Pairs, Pattern Name: Banana Plugs

Easily the best plugs I've found at a reasonable price. Solid feeling with good quality and they look good with easy to see red/black labeling. The tips tend to unscrew too easily, but this is a non-issue when they are in use, just something you have to be careful not to lose when assembling. It's a bit tricky to spread the wire out evenly at the exact right length. If screwing the plug together is hard at all, go back and shorten how much wire you bend over the lip.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2025

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William

Grantham, US

★★★★★ 5

Solid banana clips

Size: 5 Pack, Pattern Name: Banana Plugs

Ah yes, I used these solid banana plugs to convert my wires. It’s pretty easy to set up once the wire housing has been stripped and really cleans things up nicely. I haven’t had any discernable hissing, noise problems, or connection issues.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026

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Leyland Cypress

Grantham, US

★★★★★ 3

Get the right wire guage

Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1), Pattern Name: Banana Plugs

I rate the banana plugs themselves 4 stars. They are everything I expected and work as advertised. It's the experience of assembly that I rate three stars. The way these work is -- you strip off the outer insullation of your wire and separate the two leads (positive and negative). Then you strip some length of insulation off the end of one of your leads, you unscrew the banana plug so that it separates into its respective base (lower) and contact (upper) halves, you slip the wire up through the base, you flare the copper strands of the wire and fold the individual strands over the very top of the base (about 1/16 of an inch) (taking care not to extend the strands over the threaded barrel of the base), then you screw the upper contact onto the lower base and voila, banana plug / wire assembly. It's not as complicated as it sounds. Go to the Monoprice website and watch their excellent instructional video. Here's the thing though. While the assembly is not complicated, it is tricky, and if you don't get your proportions right the first or second or third time, you'll have to do it over. Fist of all, if your wire guage is relatively thin, like my 16-guage speaker wire, you'll find that the entire wire, insullation and all, will slip right through the base of the plug without butting up against the bottom of the base. If this is the case, then the wire is left to sort of flop around inside the plug and that has a kind of unfinished, amateur look and feel to it, whereas if the wire butts up against the bottom of the base, it has a solid, one-piece professional look. So, to my mind, there's a sweet-spot for wire guage that works best with this plug -- not too thin and not too thick. And since Monoprice has debunked the thicker-is-better myth (the quality of the copper is the real determinant), then you should feel free to get the wire guage that fits the plug. Next -- and here's where it gets tricky -- once your copper extends beyond the top of the base, you'll need to limit this extension to about a sixteenth (no greatrer than a fourth) of an inch. Then you very delicately flare out the individual strands, in a 360- degree arc, and fold the strands over the top of the base. This takes a fair degree of manual dexterity, especially if the wire is "floating" inside the base and its travel is not stopped where the insullation meets the base. You'll have to hold the wire and base steady in the fingers of one hand, then flare out the wire strands with either your fingers or a suitable object (the working end of a ball-point pen worked for me) with the other hand. This one-sixteenth measure is important. If you extend wire strands beyond the top and over the threads of the base, you'll find that screwing the contact end onto the base is impossible and you'll need to start over. One or two strands is OK and almost unavoidable. In that case the screwing will catch but if you take a pair of pliers to it you can muscle through. By the way, you can avoid the whole mess by getting the open-screw type, which I'm sure will work just as well without any of the hassle of assembly. Like anything else, if you do it a few times to make the mistakes and learn the tricks, then it will become second nature, and if you've already done that, then my review might seem overly fussy. In that case feel free to leave comments to help other readers.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2012