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Old 06-18-2014, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Username1 View Post
That is a nice find there.... Are all the transistors in tube sockets...?
I guess for the day, maybe tube sockets were cheaper, and possibly
I bet the transistors were pretty pricy....
They probably had tons of tube sockets in inventory, the chassis punches as well, so they used what they had. The tube sockets also offered extra tie points as well.
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