Socket savers?

[Little Pigbacon]

In the summer of 1934, an amplifier technician did admonish me thusly:

Prevail not upon thyself to impress into thine amplifier’s service one or more savers of sockets.

The tech never specified why I shouldn’t use socket savers. Has anyone heard this?

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Socket savers?

I've never heard of socket savers.....ya got a link?

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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https://www.tubedepot.com/products/9-pin-socket-saver

 

[Mincer]

Re: Socket savers?

Actually never heard of them. What do they save the sockets from?

 

[Little Pigbacon]

Re: Socket savers?

When you’re doing something like tube rolling, it’s supposed to save the amp’s permanent sockets from excessive wear. I happened to have them on my preamp tubes and phase inverter when one pair of power tubes red-plated.

 

[Zombiwoof]

Re: Socket savers?

Did he really say it thusly?.
Al

In the summer of 1934, an amplifier technician did admonish me thusly:

Prevail not upon thyself to impress into thine amplifier’s service one or more savers of sockets.

The tech never specified why I shouldn’t use socket savers. Has anyone heard this?

 

[Little Pigbacon]

Re: Socket savers?

Sure, why not?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Socket savers?

I would think that more care in plugging and unplugging tubes would eliminate the need for them.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Socket savers?

That's a pretty ridiculous product in my opinion. Tube amps from the 50s and 60s still hold tubes fine. This is like putting your guitar case in a guitar case.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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I’d totally do that.

 

[dystrust]

Re: Socket savers?

That's a pretty ridiculous product in my opinion. Tube amps from the 50s and 60s still hold tubes fine. This is like putting your guitar case in a guitar case.

They might make sense in something like a tube tester that sees lots of "action" so to speak, but in guitar amps they seem more like a solution in search of a problem.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

Re: Socket savers?

They might make sense in something like a tube tester that sees lots of "action" so to speak, but in guitar amps they seem more like a solution in search of a problem.

I was thinking of the stupid JVM 12AX7 sockets, and rolling tubes through that thing.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Socket savers?

I was thinking of the stupid JVM 12AX7 sockets, and rolling tubes through that thing.

They are a pain in the ass aren’t they?

 

[dystrust]

Re: Socket savers?

I was thinking of the stupid JVM 12AX7 sockets, and rolling tubes through that thing.

That may be just the problem they need.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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They are a pain in the ass aren’t they?

Kinda.

 

[GoldenVulture]

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So your nearly a hundred years old ? :laugh2:

 

[Empty Pockets]

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If you're sniffing enough corks to spend time rolling tubes, wouldn't you also be anal retentive enough to think socket savers are somehow affecting your tone?

Are you A/Bing your Precious Chosen Tube on a spectrometer with and without the Socket Saver to ensure Your Tone is preserved?

Are you even playing music anymore or are you doing scientific research on which waveform your ear prefers the most?

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Socket savers?

Pre tubes it would be fine. Power tubes it would just take away clearance to swap the tubes.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Socket savers?

Kinda.

I ended up taking those rubber grommets out. Made it much easier to line up the pins.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Socket savers?

I can see using these on an amp that has the sockets on a pc board. this would give you something to grip onto as you wiggle and pull the tubes out . Yes, you are still putting some force on the board, but seems like it would be less than just pulling em directly out. Just a thought...