Banana Plugs & Jacks

• Binding posts
  • 5 way
  • Used on speakers & amplifiers as well as testing & measurement
  • Works with bare wire
  • Used with both banana plugs & dual banana plugs, spade terminals, & pin connectors
  • Banana plugs connect into a hole at the back
• Banana Jacks
  • Female banana connector
  • Features pin on one end to connect to other items
  • Binding posts also fit into this category
• Dual banana plugs
  • 2 plugs
  • Made for speakers & amplifiers that use binding posts
  • Create a safer way to connect two wires
  • Connects to dual binding post
• Banana plugs
  • Mini - smaller size, 2 or 3mm as opposed to the standard 4mm
  • Stackable - allows for another banana plug to be connected
  • Shrouded - insulated, used for high voltage applications, does not work with binding posts
  • Retractable - insulation on a spring that can be pushed back

Clips & Insulators

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• Alligator clips
  • Creates connections that are temporary
  • Most common are nickel plated steel or solid copper
  • Used for electrical or laboratory applications, dentistry, crafts, & ID badges
• Plier type clips
  • Commonly found in automotive applications
  • Used for battery chargers & jumper cables
  • Kelvin clips have insulated jaws
• Spring clips
  • Used for meter & battery testing, automotive analyzers, welding, & grounding
  • Made with compression springs
  • Greater durability than alligator clips
• Telecommunication clips
  
  • Features piercing spikes or nails
  • Connects to wire without needing to remove insulation
  • Mostly used for telephone applications
• Crocodile clips
  • Term used to describe alligator clips in Europe
  • One specific type of crocodile clip in the US
  • For the most part the term alligator or crocodile is interchangeable

Coaxial Cable Assemblies

• Features RG-58C/U cable
• Made for monitoring electric currents
• Typically used for network analyzers, voltmeters and oscilloscopes
• Have BNC receptacles for quick connect/disconnect
• BNC breakout test leads
  • Typically 4" in length
  • Features grabbers, banana plugs, or alligator clips
  • 20 AWG hook up wire
  • 105 C rated PVC insulation

Grabbers, Probes, & Spade Terminals

• Plunger clips
  • Made to access hard to reach test points
  • Insulated to a single contact point
  • Commonly rated for 1000V and 10 or 15 A
• Test prods
  • Designed for hard to reach test points
  • Insulated or non-insulated
  • Version available with banana plug
• Spade terminals
  • Works with test lead probes with an 8-32 thread
  • Can be used with other instruments with an 8-32 threaded post
  • Rated for 20 A & 1000V

Test Leads & Patch Cords

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• Test leads connect a piece of equipment to a test meter
• Patch cords connect two different devices
• Various lengths from 12" to 60"
• 18-22 AWG wire, depending on the type of test lead

Mueller test and measurement equipment can be found in the following industries:

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Medical
• Military
• Paint Grounding
• Substations
• Transportation