The "nameplate" is actually just an escutcheon; it goes underneath the block, and the slots across the bottom can act as a drill template; that's also where the pins go through.
And you just solder your wires to the pins, or use a PCB, and solder them to the pads just like any other component.
Cheers! Rich
It's hard to tell from the picture, but I think the pins look to be too long to be intended to be (too many "to be"s there...) soldered to a PC board, so they were probably intended to be used with wire-wrap, or some form of connector that could be crimped to the wire. Wire-wrap will only work with solid wire, and with the right tool, so you probably should solder the wires to the pins - with a little practice, it should be easy to make a neat joint.
First tin both the pin and the wire - heat the pin or wire, and allow solder to flow over it - then place the wire on the pin (in-line with it), and heat both parts so the solder flows together. I would cover the resulting joint with a bit of heat-shrink tubing for neatness.
If _really_ don't want to solder, go with the other suggestion to use crimp terminals on the wires. You should be able to get four wires (or terminals) (two each side) under the screw.
Thanks a lot.
I'll have to checek Muser or Digi-key to see what they have.
BTW. Here are the same pins I have:
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Darren Harris Staten Island, New York.
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