Turrets

[StratTone]

Where are you guys getting the best price on single Turrets? .22 is the best I've found.

[imaradiostar]

Try ebay- you might have to buy large quantities but you should be able to get under 10c each.

jamie

[tedmich]

ebay # 120510653338

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[StratTone]

I'm going to throw this one back to the top. Cheapest I have found is .13 for 1000. Let me know if you can find the ones like Tube depot sells for the tublar single turret, hollow, for 1/8 epoxy boards.

[imaradiostar]

If you're married to that style turret then you're going to have to pay.

In my experience many military and industrial uses of turrets back in the day preferred normal non-hollow turrets to the hollow sort. I work for a company that grew out of an old Navy lab and we still have quite a few bags of keystone 1503-3 turrets. They're not a normal guitar amp turret but you'll find builders like Dr. Z using something very similar.

I bought a large lot of various turrets on ebay about 8 or 9 months ago that included hollow, feed-thru and double turrets of various sizes. I've found that it's handy to have a few different styles to match the kind of components you intend to use. I have ones to fit 1/16" and 3/32" gpo or garolite. The 3/32" ones work great in 1/8" board if you lightly countersink the backside of the holes.

If you're building a standard marshall design, use the 1540 turrets like you're looking for and be prepared to pay for it!

If you're building something new and different, design your boards to use whatever turrets you can get cheap! I've been ordering small caps like some of the xicon and epcos film caps so I can pack lots of parts onto some rather small boards. Not sure how it'll turn out yet!

jamie

[fyl]

Where are you guys getting the best price on single Turrets? .22 is the best I've found.

Doug Hoffman sells very high quality single hollow turrets for 11 cents ea. in x 1,000 qty. Lightning fast shipping, excellent service.

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