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Old 09-01-2015, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Electronic M View Post
I've heard that the cheaper Loctal converter tube used in the older loctal version of the chassis is electronically compatible, and can be made to work by using the base of a defunct 1R5 (or similar) and a loctal socket and wiring the two into an adapter.
Your right. I think someone is making adapters for that very reason. I will have to look into that idea as again, there is no reason to bother with a Transoceanic if its not going to do what it was intended to do.

Also I have read that you are best off to run them on batteries, but I am dead set against purely battery operated sets. Someone is making plug in replacement batteries, but I'm sure they aren't cheap and I don't want to sink even more money into that when I should be able to use AC with no problem. I think it's simply a matter of getting everything dialed in perhaps in a much tighter tolerance than I am accustomed to.

We shall see & I will report any progress that I make; or not....
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