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Old 09-26-2012, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cwmoser View Post
Hey Bob, I'm collecting knowledge on these old Predicta's because they seem to catch my eye. Can you post a
picture of a new tube socket and tell who can supply them?
If I find a Predicta, might as well replace all the tube sockets
with the recapping.

Thanks

Carl
They're identical to the originals.

Check out these two earlier posts in this thread.
http://www.videokarma.org/showpost.p...3&postcount=28

http://www.videokarma.org/showpost.p...1&postcount=32


There are also some white ceramic ones available like these guys that might hold up better: http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-ceramic-9...-/320962006659

The central ground post doesn't go through to the PCB though. Not sure if that matters.

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Originally Posted by IsthmusTV View Post
Bravo!! It looks like all your excellent work replacing the "K" networks really paid off. Congrats!

-Clark
Thanks! Now I'll be forever curious if these networks are working as well as the originals would have
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