Tube sockets

[SteveA]

Recommendations for tube sockets please. Both the pcb mounts and the chassis mounts.

thanks
SteveA

[77seriesIII]

yoiu looking for make model or what it is made from? Honestly, ceramic with either standard plate or gold plate for a few dollars more does the business. for this project teflon and its benefits ranks in there with "if you can hear the difference" then it works for you. At $15+ a price for a single teflon mount versus $2 for the ceramic...do the math. Maybe someone with more knowledge will answer but the ceramic versus teflon debate grows fast and furious.

HTH

Erick

[mesherm]

For the PC mount, 9 pin and 8 pin chassis mount I always like the Belton sockets. The tan colored ones. Whatever you do don't use the cheap black plastic chassis 9 pin sockets....they are next to worthless.

[Geek]

Don't use the sealed Chinese ceramic sockets (the ones you can't redress the pins). They get scratchy in less than a year.


These ones for PCB are great though:



Octal:

[hembrook]

For the chassis mounts, I used these:
http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/product_in ... cts_id=687

A 1" or 25mm holesaw is just right for these, with 2 3mm holes for the mounting bolts.

For the PCB mounts I used these:
http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/product_in ... cts_id=690

Of course I bent up the heater pins on mine, see my other posts.

Looks very similar to the photos above. Likely made in the same Chinse factory.

[Geek]

Looks very similar to the photos above. Likely made in the same Chinse factory.

Yup! I import them from Shuguang.

[soundbrigade]

I have bought some sockets from http://www.vt4c.com with the alu-collar. The "collar" covers the (normally) triangular holes I get when drilling.