I was being positive!!!

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Posted by andy evans (A) on September 16, 2020 at 01:34:40

In Reply to: RE: Tube adapters are no substitute for design. posted by Rikkitik on September 15, 2020 at 10:47:12:

Hi again. What I was doing was encouraging you to learn a bit about tube circuits so you could avoid adapters. This is useful in many ways - less expense, less clunky, better contacts in a proper socket.

For instance it's not difficult to substitute a loctal socket for an octal one. This allows you to use cheaper tubes in many instances. The holes in the chassis should be roughly the same. Not so easy if you want to use an octal tube in a 9 pin socket, though.

So I guess you could start with adapters. But if you have the time and motivation, move closer to understanding how a circuit works. Quite a long-term project since you need to be safe with high voltages, but many of us have embarked on self-education about tube circuits. It's not for everyone, but it's an option.

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Topic - 6922 to 6SL7 - Rikkitik 08:42:28 09/14/20 (16)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - immatthewj 21:43:16 09/17/20 (5)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Rikkitik 15:07:28 09/18/20 (4)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Sondek 21:31:44 09/18/20 (2)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Rikkitik 12:19:36 09/26/20 (1)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Sondek 18:08:24 09/26/20 (0)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - immatthewj 21:03:55 09/18/20 (0)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Sondek 14:12:51 09/17/20 (0)

The problem is the mu - Ralph 12:35:39 09/15/20 (1)

RE: The problem is the mu - mraudio 20:34:15 09/15/20 (0)

Tube adapters are no substitute for design. - andy evans 15:20:29 09/14/20 (3)

RE: Tube adapters are no substitute for design. - Rikkitik 10:47:12 09/15/20 (2)

I was being positive!!! - andy evans 01:34:40 09/16/20 (1)

RE: I was being positive!!! - Rikkitik 09:01:31 09/16/20 (0)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Eli Duttman 12:26:10 09/14/20 (2)

RE: 6922 to 6SL7 - Rikkitik 10:16:46 09/26/20 (0)

You are too correct - Victor Khomenko 15:31:19 09/21/20 (0)

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I was being positive!!! - andy evans 01:34:40 09/16/20 (1)

RE: I was being positive!!! - Rikkitik 09:01:31 09/16/20 (0)

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