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piezoman Ex Member	socket savers? 03/26/20 at 17:19:46 Hi all, With tube rolling, is this a sensible idea with the Decware equipment, or a waste of time? If worthwhile, what brands/sellers do you recommend? I have some cheap chinese-mfd. savers purchased on ebay that I had used with my now-sold push-pull amp. Brad
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Rivieraranch Seasoned Member Posts: 2126	Re: socket savers? Reply #1 - 03/27/20 at 14:27:25 Use the Chinese savers and don't look back.
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piezoman Ex Member	Re: socket savers? Reply #2 - 03/27/20 at 14:49:31 Thanks rivier. Indeed, I just purchased a better form of chinese savers in the form of ceramic base and gold plated pins.
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maddog07 Seasoned Member seeker of truth Posts: 585	Re: socket savers? Reply #3 - 04/03/20 at 19:29:01 mind sharing which ceramic, gold-plated pin savers you just acquired?
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piezoman Ex Member	Re: socket savers? Reply #4 - 04/03/20 at 20:34:38 https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Octal-8pin-EL34-GZ34-KT88-6V6-6L6-5Z3-6SN7-Gold-Plate... and an adapter for rectifier: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-4Pin-to-8Pin-Vacuum-Tube-Socket-Adapter-Converter-5...
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s3steve Senior Member Posts: 55	Re: socket savers? Reply #5 - 05/25/20 at 19:58:00 I just bought the same ones. They must be on the slow boat from China! It's been weeks!
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23460	Re: socket savers? Reply #6 - 05/25/20 at 22:10:12 Shipping delays all around the world have been a consequence of the virus. I just got a package from Japan that I ordered on March 15. Patience is needed in this new age, at least for now. . . .
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Re: socket savers?
Reply #7 - 07/05/20 at 17:58:59

Hi all,

I'm new to Decware, but I've been rolling tubes for a long time. And IMO if you are rolling noval socket tubes (9 pin like 12AX7, 6DJ8 etc) at least as important as socket savers is using a pin straightener, every time. I use the one that came with my tube tester but it looks like Decware sells a very nice one or you can get Mullards on ebay if you want some NOS UK cache.

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