Vacuum Tube Accessories

When hole in chassis is too large to mount Type S sockets directly to chassis with wavy washer, this adapter can be used. 1 3/16" dia. opening in plate, 1 ½" to about 1 7/8" mounting centers can be used. Socket is secured to plate with wavy washer.

Black plastic 8-pin plug. This is the bottom portion of an octal tube base including all 8 pins and guide key between pins 1 and 8.

Retainer (Belton). for use with EL84 tubes, mounts to chassis. Steel plate with nickel plating and natural coil spring. Note: these retainers are for specialized socket below chassis mounting. (See mounting drawing below.) The springs are too short for standard sockets mounted level with the chassis surface.

Ceramic socket for loctal (sometimes spelled loktal) tubes such as the T-35Z3 rectifier. These loctal sockets have eight eyelets for the outside pins and an eyelet for the large center pin. Chassis hole details:

• 1” to 1.1875” depending on mounting
  
  • 1” hole for bottom mounting
  • 1.1875” hole for top mounting
• 1.5” mounting centers with oblong mounting holes

New production, aluminum, 2" tall, for use with P-ST9-700 and P-ST9-700-PC.

Grips tube base with 'teeth' to securely hold tube in place. For use with octal sockets with 1-1/2" mounting centers. Super high quality. Spring plate with Nickel plating. Please Note: This tube clip will not work with socket P-ST8-500

Vacuum tube base clip. Grips tube base with teeth to securely hold tube in place. For use with octal sockets with 1-½" mounting centers.

Tube retainer for EL84. for use with guitar amps and applications where the tube is suspended upside down in the chassis. Supports a maximum tube height of 2.8 inches

Mounting Centers = 1", Overall Height = 2.2". Keeps common preamp tubes in place while dampening vibrations to reduce microphonics. Supports a maximum tube height of 2.1 inches

9-pin Micalex ceramic tube socket for auto-wave soldering applications.
Measurements:

• Center PCB hole diameter -0.73"
• Mounting pin diameters - (9 holes at 1.00") and (3 holes at 1.26")

9-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• Bottom, PC mount
• ¾” chassis hole required
• ¾” tail diameter

9-pin ceramic tube socket with center shield lug and PC pins commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• PC mount
• 7/8” chassis hole required
• ⅞" tail diameter

9-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• PC mount
• 13/16” tail diameter
• Available with standard or gold pins

9-pin ceramic PC mount tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• Standoff, PC mount
• 0.70” outer diameter
• 3/4” tail diameter

8-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Great replacement for Fender, Marshall and others.

• Convenient top or bottom mount capabilities
• Includes mounting bracket
• Spade type pins
• 1-1/16” to 1-1/8” chassis hole required
• 1-7/16” oblong mounting centers

9-pin ceramic tube socket with stand-off mounting. commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes.

• Standoff, PC mount
• 0.822” outer diameter
• 3/4” tail diameter

9-pin phenolic tube socket with attached shield base.

• Top mount
• 3/4” chassis hole required
• 1-1/8” mounting centers

Please Note: Tube retainer S-H144 will not work with this socket

8-pin ceramic stand-off tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes.

• PC mount
• 1” tail diameter
• Available with standard or gold pins

Ceramic 7-pin socket with center shield and mounting bracket.

• Convenient top or bottom mounting capabilities
• 5/8” chassis hole required
• 7/8” mounting centers

Ceramic Tube socket used for octal power tubes, PC mount

• Chassis hole: 1” to 1-1/4” depending on mounting (Top: 1” to 1-1/8”, Bottom: 1-1/4”)
• Mounting Centers: 1-1/2” with oblong mounting holes
• PC mount pins

7-pin ceramic tube socket with PC pins commonly used for tubes such as the 6X4 rectifier.

• PC mount
• 11/16” chassis hole required
• 11/16" tail diameter

Steel plates for covering unused socket holes on modified chassis. These covers provide a safe solution for modifying any chassis. These covers use elongated mounting holes to fit a variety of socket hole sizes. P-ST9-CVR

• 9 pin (noval) socket hole cover
• 5mm x 3.5mm mounting holes
• 27.1mm center to center

P-ST8-CVR

• 8 pin (octal) socket hole cover
• 6.5mm x 3.5mm mounting holes
• 40mm center to center

P-ST8-ST9-CNVRT

• 8 pin to 9 pin (octal to noval) socket adapter
• Bottom mount 9 pin socket recommended

2" tall, for use with P-ST9-AWS or P-ST9-AWS-CHINA

8-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Can be top mounted or bottom mounted, using unique ring mount. Great replacement for Fender, Marshall and others.

• Convenient top or bottom mount capabilities
• Includes mounting bracket
• 1-1/16” to 1-1/8” chassis hole required
• 1-7/16” oblong mounting centers