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From: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
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Subject: Re: Destructive KT88
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Date: 12 Oct 90 14:02:56 GMT
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The old Dynaco actually had a rather nice blue glow at higher
levels...

As a matter of course, it is not a bad idea to touch the pins of
the tubes themselves with a good soldering iron and GOOD solder.

Dip the pin (or paint it) with liquid ROSIN flux, then hit it
with a good iron and, ideally, a tiny touch of a good
silver-bearing solder.....    plopping the pins in Tweak or
Cramolin helps, for the same reason it helps phono jacks not
gold plated....

The mil-std sockets are a great idea, although if you are
mechanically handy you can get a better contact by adjusting
the sockets with a pair of fine jeweler's needle-nose..

Idea is to ensure an absolutely tight mechanical and electronic
seal...