03-07-2011, 08:31 PM
Quote:Tube sockets are read looking at the bottom of the socket (under the chassis), counting clockwise from the right of the key, with the key at the top. The key is the gap between pins in 7 and 9 pin miniature tubes, the tab on octals and loctals, or the two large pins on older 4 and 5 pin tubes.
Not to be picky or anything but 5 pin bases don't have larger pins. Pic is from an old post.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
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