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Hi everyone, I am new to AudioKarma. Been collecting old B&W round crt tv's and console AM radios for several years now. I just aquired a very nice zenith 12 porthole, going to have Scotty rebuild the 12up4 crt (open filiment) and then recap the set.

QUESTION: back in the 50's and 60's when I first cut my teeth on radio and tv electronics, somebody used to make teenee weenee little coil springs for butt end coupling the leads of resistors and capacitors. They were about 1/2" long and the ID of the spring was just big enough to fit over the lead of a resistor or capacitor. The idea was you would cut the bad component out leaving about 1/2" of the old leads on the chassis, then you slip a spring over each of the old lead wires left on the chassis, and push the ends of the leads of the new component into the open end of the springs. Then you soldered the leads and spring and made an inline butt ended connection.

I don't remember who made them (maybe GC electronics?) or where I used to get them (probably a long closed electronics supplier)

Does anyone remember these springs, and have any idea where I could still get some?

Thanks,
Bob Galanter