| has gloss | eng: A Fahnestock clip (also sometimes spelled "Fahnstock", and some clips lose the F and read as "ahnestock") is an early technology for a mechanical electrical terminal which is still found in teaching laboratories. It consists of a single piece of flexible metal with a rectangle punched out of one end and a loop punched out of the other. The clip is bent over itself so the loop can be pushed through the rectangular opening. A wire can be inserted through the loop that is through the cut out, and the spring force of the clip pulling up makes an electrically sound mechanical connection. Also, more modern banana plugs will tightly fit perpendicularly into the loop. |
