John S01
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2017
- Location
- Sunnyvale CA
1. The C3J tube (small one between the two C16Js) is attached to the tube board with a white cap (from the tube top). I have seen pictures in the archives of this forum that show it is hard wired into the tube. I have seen posts of “My C3J socket has come loose” with a wire still connecting the tube to the board with a loose socket in between. My question is, Is the socket a permanent part of the tube, or is it something to be purchased separately? I have bought a C3J backup tube, but there is no socket attached. I am thinking, if I buy the socket separately, how does this match up with the pictures of tubes that have been wired to the board. In other words, why can’t I just yank the ceramic socket off the old C3J tube and pop it on the new tube?
2. I have read that some have substituted a C6J tube for a C16J tube in some 10ees. There are two wires coming out of the top of the C16J, but the C6Js that I have seen have a single metal cap at the top of the tube. Are the two wires coming from the top of the C16J tube supposed to be attached to the same metal cap (not capacitor, but metal hat on the top of the C6J as in C6J / 5C21 RCA Industrial Tube NOS NIB Test Strong (More Available | eBay )?
Thanks for helping.
John
2. I have read that some have substituted a C6J tube for a C16J tube in some 10ees. There are two wires coming out of the top of the C16J, but the C6Js that I have seen have a single metal cap at the top of the tube. Are the two wires coming from the top of the C16J tube supposed to be attached to the same metal cap (not capacitor, but metal hat on the top of the C6J as in C6J / 5C21 RCA Industrial Tube NOS NIB Test Strong (More Available | eBay )?
Thanks for helping.
John