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Originally Posted by rca2000
The 12AX7 tube is one of those that have a dual-filamant-- tied together-- with a tap in the center. If one ties the other pins at one end and then puts the other potential at the tap--you CAN use it on 6.3 volts--as is done a LOT. That is why those 2 pins are tied.
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Ok, so then how would I fix the socket issue? I don't have any extra sockets laying around to replace it with, and I also don't have any way to clean the cadmium corrosion off of the socket which I have a feeling that the cadmium corrosion has something to do with why the tube isn't working.