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In Reply to: RE: Should I replace a tube socket in a Sherwood S-5000 posted by airtime on September 07, 2016 at 16:38:46
Charles;
You may have a cracked solder joint. I would pop the bottom off and re-do all the joints for V-4.
If that doesn't do it than you need to clean your pins & sockets. I use very small wire brushes and Mapleshade Sil-Clear.
With the Sil-Clear less is more. Use a very thin film.
Mike Samra is a big believer in Sil-Clear as well.
I have linked the Sil-Clear at the bottom of the page.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
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man. using that stuff was the worst mistake that i ever made. took forever to clean it off everything. it's just too easy to not notice that you bridged something by accident.
Thin coat - less is more.
I use it on the blades of power cords, just the tip of the male end of rca cables, and on tube pins - sparingly.
Before I put it on anything I polish it with the small wire wheel of my Dremel tool.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
"The unique binder for these platelets is an ultra-pure, low dielectric absorption, food-grade grease "
"Food-grade" almost certainly means it's silicone grease. That stuff migrates everywhere, almost impossible to contain in a small area. I won't use it within 15' of my woodworking equipment. Caution is definitely advised.
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Hey thanks for the link. I'm sure the sockets could always use a cleaning anyway.
For a second there I thought you were suggesting I use more makeup?
Charles,
Be VERY careful using that stuff. It ends up everywhere and since it is conductive it can cause a lot of trouble. Geezerrocket's advice about "less is more" is spot on. In fact I don't recommend it - but many do.
If it was me I'd replace the socket, Heck it's 50 years old. Put a new Belton in there and you're set for another 50 years!
You can use it but you have be very respectful of its power and strength.
IMHO,it is one upgrade that is not snake oil by any means.On speaker cables and RCA jacks and connectors,it made a sonic difference that was undeniable and you lightly apply it.If you get too much on,you have to clean it off..They give you an applicator brush but a tiny paint brush would work just fine.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
Heed what Jim says about that stuff. I wiped out one of a matched quad of GE grey plate 6bq5s doing something similar, thinking it HAD to help. I gave up finding a new one to fit some time ago.
Edits: 09/09/16
OK. Over the winter I'll do that. Should I do all five? Like I really wanted to do that. Or just the three linestage sockets?
Thanks for the advice. I'm sure that stuff would be all over my fingers, the walls, between my speaker terminals.
charles
You can do just one if that is the only one that's acting up!
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