max spade width for plastic covered binding posts

Those binding posts are driving me (to) bananas.

The ones with tabs restrict not only the width of the spade but the position at which you make the connection, and that position is often inconvenient or even impossible. They must have some benefit to someone, but are nothing but a bane to the hobby as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks peoples, after more checking it appears that a spade with a 13.5mm width can be used the plastic shrouded posts :)

Yes, they seem like quite a nuisance and maybe not a good idea. Bananas are definitely easier :)

I removed the plastic shroud from an amp because they were such a pain for spades. Very simple procedure.

That sounds like a good idea :)

If necessary, since they are made of plastic, the spades can be made to fit by making the opening wider with small file. The only issue then is that the plastic shroud can't be rotated to different positions.

Did you have any issues once you removed the plastic shroud?