06-25-2017, 05:11 PM
Murphy's Law kicked in. The socket savers arrived and they were too large to fit in the tube shield base. They were
1 1/4" in diameter. They needed to be 1 1/8" like the original Philco tubes at the bottom. I have had a socket saver in the past that was more narrow, so they do exist. I'll lay out a couple of tubes to show the difference in width. It's still a neat concept if you wish to make a radio look original (shields and all) while substituting a later glass or metal tube.
1 1/4" in diameter. They needed to be 1 1/8" like the original Philco tubes at the bottom. I have had a socket saver in the past that was more narrow, so they do exist. I'll lay out a couple of tubes to show the difference in width. It's still a neat concept if you wish to make a radio look original (shields and all) while substituting a later glass or metal tube.
