Thanks Simon. It is what I expected but the last thing I wanted to do was muck up the connections and blow it all up. Too sad to think about.Dave

I have just been given a beocenter 5000 but it is missing all the cables. I can see that they are roughly the same as standard DIN fittings but I have no idea if a standard/off the shelf cable is available or if I need to buy something special or make it up. I am completely comfortable with soldering fittings similar to this but i have now idea of what