Vacuum Tube Accessories
Socket - 9 Pin, Miniature, Ceramic, Chassis Mount
9-pin tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes
- Bottom mount
- 1-15/16” shield height
- 25/32”/ .76” chassis hole required
- 1-1/8” mounting centers
$1.70
Socket Saver - 8-Pin with bracket, for reducing wear and tear
8 pin socket saver with bracket. Commonly used in tube testers. Socket savers absorb the main wear and tear from many tube insertions and removals. It's much easier to replace a worn out socket saver than to replace the original socket.
$11.95
Tube Shield - 9 Pin Miniature, 1-½" Tall with Bayonet Base
Made in China. Aluminum tube shield (with base), spring loaded, for short 9 pin miniature tubes like NOS 6386 with 1.50" seated height. (Too short to fit more common 9 pin miniature tubes like 12AX7 with 1.94" seated height).
$1.65
Tube Boxes - generic, for storing vacuum tubes
Heavy plain white boxes with dividers to cushion tube. Minimum order of 10 per size.
Starting at $0.23
Socket - 9 Pin, Ceramic, PC Mount with Aluminum Shield
9-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes (without shield)
- Top mount with PC pins
- 1-15/16” shield height
- 7/8” chassis hole required
- 1” mounting centers
- 13/16” tail diameter
- Includes shield
$2.95
Socket - Belton, 9 Pin, Miniature, Top Mount
9 pin miniature Belton socket. Applicable for use with all types of electric and electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.
- Paddle saddle mounting
- Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
- Glassfiber filled PPS Insulating material
- Easy mount with collar attached socket
- 1-⅛" mounting centers
- Fits ¾" chassis hole
- Top mount
$2.95
Socket - Belton, 8 Pin Octal, Micalex, MIP, PC Mount
Belton 8-pin Micalex tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.
Features:
- Convenient top or bottom, PC mount capabilities
- 1-1/4” chassis hole required
- 1-1/2” mounting centers
Features:
- Paddle saddle mounting
- Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
- Glassfiber filled PPS Insulating material
- Easy mount with saddle of extruded screw hole
- Short leads
$3.50
Socket - 7 Pin, Miniature, Standoff Ceramic PC Mount
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
$2.50
Tube Shield - High Quality, Fits P-ST9-700 with Spring
New production, aluminum, 2" tall, for use with P-ST9-700 and P-ST9-700-PC.
$1.95
Ring for Retainer - rubber, fits EL34 / 5881 and 6L6GC Tubes
Rubber ring for retainer S-H141 fits EL34/5881 and 6L6GC tubes. Outer Diameter: 1.38" Inner Diameter: 1.00" Thickness: 0.16"
$0.67
Socket - 9 Pin, Ceramic with Center Shield and Shield Base
9-pin ceramic tube socket with attached shield base commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes (without shield)
- Top mount
- 7/8” chassis hole required
- 1-1/8” mounting centers
- P-SS9-325 and P-SS9-325XL are compatible tube shields.
$1.70
Socket - 9 Pin, ¾" mounting hole, top mount
9-pin Micalex tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.
- Top mount
- 3/4” chassis hole required
- 1” mounting centers
$3.69
Socket - 8 Pin, 1" Chassis Hole, 1-¼" Mounting Centers
8-pin plastic tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes.
- Bottom mount
- Includes mounting bracket
- 1” chassis hole required
- 1 ¼" mounting centers
$4.35
Socket - 7 Pin, Miniature, Ceramic, with Shield Base
7-pin tube socket with shield base commonly used for preamp tubes
- Top mount
- 5/8” chassis hole required
- 7/8” mounting centers
- Shield Base
$1.20
Retainer - Fits KT88 / 6550 Size Tubes
For use with guitar amps and applications where KT88/6550 is suspended upside down in the chassis.
$2.94
Socket - 9 Pin, Miniature, Ceramic PC, China
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
Starting at $2.19
Bracket - for 8 Pin vacuum tube sockets
Washer fits around the socket in in order to hold it to the chassis. for 8 pin sockets.
$0.67
Socket - Belton, 9 Pin PC Mount Standoff
(Belton) Micalex, 9 pin miniature socket with PC pins, stand off mounting. Fits 3/4" chassis hole diameter (bottom mount). Applicable for use with all types of electric and electronic equipment using vacuum tubes. Features:
- Paddle saddle mounting
- Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
- Glassfiber fileld PPS Insulating material
- Easy mount with collar attached socket
$2.95
Socket - 8 Pin Octal, Saddle Plate, Black, Top Mount
8-pin plastic tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes.
- Top mount
- 1-1/16” chassis hole required
- 1 ½" mounting centers
$3.95
Tube Converter - Yellow Jacket® YJS, for fixed-biased tubes
The YJS is a specialized, current-limiting/voltage-conditioning adapter for use in most 20 to 100 watt amps that use 6L6, EL34, 6550 or 6V6 output tubes. The YJS is for amps with fixed bias power tubes. (Fixed bias tubes have their cathode connected directly to ground and a negative DC voltage applied to their control grid).
$29.95
Socket - 4 Pin, Jumbo, Ceramic Bayonet
4-pin jumbo ceramic bayonet socket used for 211 and 845 tubes.
Colors Available:
- Top mount
- 2-13/16" mounting centers
- Available with standard or gold plated pins
Starting at $9.99
Vacuum Tube Retainer - Belton, for EL84s, High Quality
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.
$1.95