You're right. It was Bill what said it, I fink.
Anyway, I have the VE3 sockets and I'll probably use them in preference
to anything else if/when I ever use that type of tube.
The picture illustrates however, the things that you can do to get on
the air when you have very little money or resources to spend, as would
have been the case with builder of this amplifier. Full marks to the
builder/s of that amp, I say.
73, Alek
On 1/08/2012 9:38 AM, Carl wrote:
> I didnt say it damaged anything; the amp is operational. It just looks
> hokey and not anything Id take a photo of.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alek Petkovic" <vk6apk@bigpond.com>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 3CX1500A7/8877 vs el cheapo GS-35B
>
>
>> If you grab a GS35b or GS31b and have a close look at the way it is
>> constructed, you'll see that the use of a soldering iron on the
>> heater/cathode connection points will not damage the tube or the seals
>> in any way.
>>
>> Soldering those wires on there is as simple, economical and effective as
>> it gets. One could argue that doing it any other way is silly overkill.
>>
>> 73, Alek
>> VK6APK
>>
>>
>> On 1/08/2012 9:03 AM, Carl wrote:
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
>>> To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 7:22 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Amps] 3CX1500A7/8877 vs el cheapo GS-35B
>>>
>>>
>>>> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>>>> On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:27:13 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Fancy machine work, solder the filament leads to the tubes!
>>>>>
>>>>> Carl
>>>>> KM1H
>>>> REPLY:
>>>> How would you do that without exceeding the seal temperature?
>>>>
>>>> 73, Bill W6WRT
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ask Dr Alex, I was just looking at a photo of a 2X GS-35B amp.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>> KM1H
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