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McIntosh MC2105 speaker connections faulty

I just bought a McIntosh MX112 and MC2105 amp. They appear to be in 8-9 condition. I have hooked up the speakers. The left speaker hookup is intermittent when I tighten the 8 ohm connection. When I back off the screw it works. However the right connection I am getting nothing. Any tips on wiring these. I am used to the banana plug configurations which make for easy speaker hook up.

Thanks Jeff
jvermillion1
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marakanetz
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The 8Ohm speaker terminal may be loose inside chassis. All you need is open chassis and tighen up the speaker terminal(s)
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It ended up the screws were shorting on the back plate (too long replacements) Easy repair was to shorten screws 3/8ths vs half inch. But the right meter is not working. New meter or a transistor bad?
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Can't tell unless you can swap VU meter terminals to see if the bad one would work off the left channel and vice versa.
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