This picture series shows how to terminate a speaker cable set with the Furutech locking type bananas. Estimated working time for a stereo set of cables: One hour. Best solder it with old fashioned, lead containing solder. The silver solder gets very hot, so if you use silver solder make sure you don't overheat the cable. The speaker litz cable we sell is specially made for those connectors. Of course you can do it your own way too.
 

Here is where to start.  Cut off the cable sharp, with no loose copper particles. A nice, sharp cut is needed to get a clean solder connection, that you need later for Furutech connectors.

Bind the roll as shown, so you get no mess on the bench.

Next thing is, you put simply clear tape around it where you want to splice it later.

We recommend a length of 23cm.

IMPORTANT: To work faster, do all steps at all four ends at the same time. May seem a silly advice, but it is a good one ;)

Cut is away with a scissor. It should have NO SHARP pointed ends. Use no cutter knife. So you don't damage the inside cotton.

Prepare nicely like this, and then shift on the black shrink sleeve.

Cut away all loose ends. No need for a surgeon precision job, but also don't leave a cotton brush stick out, as that would be visible through the sleeve later.

Prepare both ends at equal length, and then shrink the black sleeves on.

Tape all ends like this.

Tape it normally tight. When too lose, it will shift, when too tight , later the tape will break when heated, and we don't want that to happen.

With a sharp knife, cut away the cotton that sticks outside the tape

This is a simple step, just apply a tiny bit of solder.

So when you cut off the isolation, the tip stays nicely in shape.

Cut off the isolation, just where the tape begins. Shift on a piece of shrink sleeve.

Then solder it like this.

The sleeve will shrink wile soldering, and keeps the litz wire nicely round, and no solder drops, etc.

Solder it, with the shrink sleeve on, and then remove the sleeve after soldering.

Make sure you see a lot of solder go inside the cable. This is needed to make the ends stiff, so the cable can't break or get loose at this point later.

 

After soldering.

 
After removing the sleeve. The isolation is not burning so quickly. The dark colour you see is resin. You can just leave that on.
Now you need those

Shrink like this. Cut off too much shrink sleeve with a sharp knife. Try to make it look precisely as shown here, and try if it fits in the banana connector smooth.

Make sure the screws are not obstructing, also not just a little bit.

This is important to do nice and clean. It is visible later if you do this step nicely.

Mount the bananas, and before you do, put on the clear shrink sleeve on the cable ends. (see next picture too)

The connectors have colors rings.

Don't overtighten the connectors. It is better to tighten them moderately, and use no brute force. Then after a few months the soldered litz will have adapted to the form of the connector and the set screw.

So even if soldered, it will adapt. Then you will see you can tighten them a bit faster, moderately again. This is the best way. So you have a very tight connection now, and no overstressed thread of the connectors.

Mount the connectors in the same position.

 

Clear sleeves are shown before shrinking.

Important: Make sure that the white shrink sleeve is cleaner than clean before you shrink the clear sleeve. Smallest dirt will be visible.Take some cleaner if you need. Also blow dirt out of the clear sleeve (just with your mouth). Then shrink it.

Actually I didn't shrink the clear sleeve on with those. because I liked them as on the above picture more. So you see the clear sleeve here unshrinked.

However the clear sleeve protects the white and red sleeves. The clear sleeve is flexible and thick.

If you do shrink the clear sleeve, be sure not to melt the plastic of the connectors. They are not overly sensitive, but if you use a heat gun, of course you can damage those. So take care.

FINISHED