WISH THE FISHER ENGINEER's had thought this one up. Or at least beat the bean counters into submission on it!!!
I got tired of watching the 7189's (6p14p-EV) in my TA-600 get cock-eyed everytime I even thought of moving it. So while looking for something else not related I came upon these tube retainers for tall 9 pin tubes at AES. They actually had two types. These that permanent mount and another one that looked like a frisbee with a hole in it and 3-4 springs. They mount right over the socket (you have to unrivet and either rivet it back on or use 4-40x3/8" machine screws, washers , and nuts) flange.
These suckers hold the tubes tight in the sockets!!!! No more leaning towers of 7189's!!!
If you are running with original sockets, or even slightly loose new sockets, I highly recommend them.
http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/S-H144 @ $1.75 each for el-84 types.
I'd also recommend them for any console or consolette that have the tubes laying horizontal, the 510-610, and others using the 7189 or Ell80 come to mind.
Larry
P.S. For those enquiring minds that didn't read the TA-600 Saga back last summer, the silver tape on the outputs is Aluminum HVAC Duct seam tape. It helps reflect tube heat from the tubes back to the atmosphere instead of the transformers soaking it up. I've also got some on the Power transformer facing the Rectumfrier tubes. Works pretty good. The trannies get warm but not hot like they used to.
Larry
I got tired of watching the 7189's (6p14p-EV) in my TA-600 get cock-eyed everytime I even thought of moving it. So while looking for something else not related I came upon these tube retainers for tall 9 pin tubes at AES. They actually had two types. These that permanent mount and another one that looked like a frisbee with a hole in it and 3-4 springs. They mount right over the socket (you have to unrivet and either rivet it back on or use 4-40x3/8" machine screws, washers , and nuts) flange.
These suckers hold the tubes tight in the sockets!!!! No more leaning towers of 7189's!!!
If you are running with original sockets, or even slightly loose new sockets, I highly recommend them.
http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/S-H144 @ $1.75 each for el-84 types.
I'd also recommend them for any console or consolette that have the tubes laying horizontal, the 510-610, and others using the 7189 or Ell80 come to mind.
Larry
P.S. For those enquiring minds that didn't read the TA-600 Saga back last summer, the silver tape on the outputs is Aluminum HVAC Duct seam tape. It helps reflect tube heat from the tubes back to the atmosphere instead of the transformers soaking it up. I've also got some on the Power transformer facing the Rectumfrier tubes. Works pretty good. The trannies get warm but not hot like they used to.
Larry
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