Sometimes octal sockets will have less than 8 pins. If an application was for a tube that didn't use all the pins, then manufacturers would save money leaving one or two out.
> > Question: can new pins be inserted into such a socket to > > repair it? If so, where would one get replacement pins? > > It is possible that someone at the tube socket factory screwed up way back > when. Just make certain that you are counting the pin > numbers right. If so, then see if there are enough contacts in the socket to > make the necessary connections to the tube. You may > be able to remove unused contacts, and move them to the right places. You > might be able to steal some unused contacts from a > rectifier socket, too. But if the contacts were moulded into the socket, > then that won't work. > > You could also take contacts out of a similar socket from a junkbox, and put > them in. > > Bacon, WA3WDR > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
