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I tried but the V4 socket on my Sherwood S-5000 I think is done. My wife will not let me use the Sherwood because it freaks her out when it starts popping. And to be honest I'm agreeing with her.
What type of socket and where do I get them.
Depending on my neck I may do it. But lately I've been in so much pain that it isn't looking good for me to do that kind of work.
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Replacing sockets are not that onerous, not fun, but not too bad depending on the location. I drill out the old one and use a pop rivet, if possible, for the new socket, usually a Beltron if I can, or one of my NOS sockets. This is also an opportunity to replace/upgrade parts on the socket, which is what I just did on a Scott 399 that had a lot of corrosion, the switches particularly were beyond any kind of spray cleaner... good luck!
It sounds like you have had a lot of experience, so this is a long shot. Twice I had an intermittent problem that I was sure was the socket and it wasn't. The first was a resistor, that looked fine, but was cracked. The second, was a bad solder joint, which again, looked fine. In both cases, it sure seemed like it was the socket.
I did look under mag light at the solder joints. but you know I never looked at any of the components.
I'll go check that out this week end.
thanks
I couldn't see either problem with a magnifier. Both were ahh geez experiences for me. One I found with a plastic tool. The second one I had started to replace the socket and the resistor came apart.
Sorry to hear you have neck problems, have had minor ones that drove me crazy, and driving was one of the worst things, hurt every time turned head towards mirrors.
I'm local if you end up needing a hand. There are also some locals that advertise on CL, but I don't know any of them.
something in the below list should work.
https://www.tubesandmore.com/search/node/9%20pin%20socket
Charles
Like Ralph had mentioned,you can just change the pin(s) in that socket. Have you tried tightening the pins with a dental pick or a small jeweler's screwdriver? It's much easier to change pins than the whole socket.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
yes I've been doing that for years. Something about that v4 socket that just won't stop popping.
Over time I have seen sockets become conductive between the pins.This was true of the old W5Ms on the rectifier tube socket.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
rather than replace the whole thing (**If** you know which pin is intermittent).
If the socket is arcing then you have no choice.
With the exception of the 5AR4 rectifier, which is Octal, all the tubes in the S5000 are Noval (9 pin mini).
Talk to Jim McShane about an appropriate mica loaded phenolic socket. You want a part whose mounting hole and mounting centers are correct. More than 1 version of those factors is in use. Mr. McShane will get the correct item into your hands.
BTW, if the socket currently present is riveted in place, you will have the annoying chore of abrading and removing the rivets. Mount the new socket with machine screws and nuts. Lock washers may be necessary.
Eli D.
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