Another "stupid" question that I locate an answer to.

Concerning "blade connectors". It is written (at Wikipedia):

"blade receptacle is pushed onto the blade to form a connection"


Is that it? Does nothing need to be snugged up, or crimped, or
anything? Is there a subtle "click mechanism" which makes very good
contact and insures that the male and female contacts don't come loose?

Years ago, I sometimes used pliers on them when attaching them to
speakers, for instance.

It would be nice to know the truth about this one. Where I was raised
(no, not a barn), one didn't hesitate to use pliers "just to make sure".
: )

Bill