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electrical short 1 channel. Cable spade at fault?

Excuse my electrical ignorance,but my YBA 201 is now out 1 channel after new cables.The spade connector to the amp was huge in diameter, 3/8ths inch vs 1/4 in.for the post,and even with it fully tightened there was still some motion possible in the cable-post interface.Also ,the spades were so long that there could have been some contact between the two.
Also,any ideas on what it should cost to fix this?
Thank you
hayduke1
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atmasphere
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No, you can't.
timlub
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In the long run, if you want to use these cables, the problem has to be addressed. I have on a few occasions taken cables to my garage and fired up my grinder and filed down ends. Then change to a buffing pad and smoothed out the filing.. Always good results. I can see you not wanting to do this, but I am very handy, built a few things from scratch, modded a few products and built a few cables. This is not an outrageous project. I have also cut off ends and replaced them many times also... Spades to Banana's etc... also, a fairly simple project... Litz is not fun to work with....
hayduke1 OP
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Thank you all for your good advice.
I can return the cables.
The real cost is repairing the amp.
I do consider the product defective, and I do hold the seller responsible.
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yogiboy
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Seller responsible? Rots of ruck!
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tpreaves
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What makes you think the seller of the cable is responsible?
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