Grid stopper on octal socket

[Enzo]

And they have always made official lead bending pliers for the electronics trade. Some are both sides round, but some are one round with the other flat.

[defaced]

Not mine, but they're what I'm talking about: Pliers- Round nose pliers and rosary pliers

[anson]

Hi guys,

I've had the gris resistors soldiered directly to the octal pins of my and there's never been a problem. I also have a one-ohm resistor soldierd inbetween the cathode pin and the supressor grid pin; that has never been a problem until justa week or so ago the one ohm resistor failed and now has massive resistance. It looks burned and has a crack on the side. Can't say whether it was from the heat from the pin, or just a faulty resistor.

[Enzo]

More likely a faulty tube.