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Old 09-03-2019, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseljeep View Post
If the original socket is one of those molded bakelite jobs, try to find a scrap chassis with the same kind of socket and steal the contacts from it. It's easy enough to do. The only ones you cant repair is the flat phenolic wafer type.
+1 Saves a lot of effort doing it that way. Takes a bit of skill to get the donor contact out intact especially if it was soldered, but still much easier than a socket swap.
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