socket recommendations

[nyazzip]

looking to order some highly functional and easy to mount, top-of-chassis 8 and 9 pin sockets, for mostly "vintage" tubes(if that makes a difference). not interested in collars or retainers. any recommendations? low price is nice but i don't want garbage that will corrode next week, or allow my tubes to fall out, or the leads won't accept solder/break off if i look at them wrong, etc....
looking for maybe a dozen of each. USA/canada location preferred.
normally i'd just go ahead and order, but i just looked at Tube Depot's list and i got a bit overwhelmed at all the choices

[kheper]

At tubedepot, I do not think you can do better than Belton:

http://www.tubedepot.com/sk-b-vt8-st.html $3.95

http://www.tubedepot.com/sk-b-vt9-st-2.html $2.95

[nyazzip]

yep i was looking at those.... sheesh, at $4 a pop, who knew it would be so easy to spend a hundred bucks on sockets for 4-5 amp projects?
i better start trying to make some money at this hobby, soon.....!

[Geek]

A little less for ones born in CHIAN:
http://www.thetubestore.com/Parts-Acces ... der-Socket

But the shipping from .ca to the .us might make up the difference.

[TerrySmith]

Apex Jr has the Belton octals for $1.99 and 9-pin PC mount for $.79, FWIW.

[Shannon Parks]

Apex Jr has the Belton octals for $1.99 and 9-pin PC mount for $.79, FWIW.

Pretty cool website, Terry - thanks!
http://www.apexjr.com/

Shannon

[nyazzip]

yep, thanks for the info! think i might have to get a few things from apex.....those horizontal mount sockets look like just the ticket for indicator tubes

[snitch56]

I like Amphenols, but since when did they become so expensive!!! $18.00 each, please tell me that is a typo.
http://triodeelectronics.com/77-mip-8.html

[kheper]

On ebay, you can find NOS Amphenol octal sockets for cheap(er). Two listings below. There is a seller who seems to have cornered the market on NOS 5pin sockets for 807s, etc., but I cannot find his ID.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Amphenol-8-pi ... 1022587990

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OCTAL-BASES-TUB ... 56507f8612

[LMAN]

These are a bit pricey but very nice:

http://angela.com/eightpintubesocketpremiumceramicsilver.aspx

[tomlang]

I recently ordered some sockets for some magnovals for 35 cents a piece at http://www.goodcomponent.com/ They about doubled in price with shipping but still inexpensive. They got my order right and was shipped here in about 10 days as I recall.