Low Impedance Electrolytic Capacitors in Power Supply: Advantages? Disadvantages?

[Chuck H]

relays too

Mouser was still selling screw terminal octal sockets about ten years ago. I don't know about now. And you can still get socket relays, but you need to buy the special, rectangular sockets they fit.

EDIT: Ok... Check it out $$$!

http://www.mouser.com/search/refine....&Ntt=135206977

[Leo_Gnardo]

Mouser was still selling screw terminal octal sockets about ten years ago.

I wuz gonna say: intended for plug in relays, but you can use 'em for tube experimenting.

Or caps, whatever you want to stick on an octal header. Those you can get at Antique/CE.

[tedmich]

And you can "can up" multiple caps for octal sockets just like people do for the glass-> silicon rectifier conversions.

You could probably do something like the Egnater Randall MTS modular amps entirely with octals!!

[ThermionicScott]

I wuz gonna say: intended for plug in relays, but you can use 'em for tube experimenting.

Or caps, whatever you want to stick on an octal header. Those you can get at Antique/CE.

I've got a big box of octal relay sockets, but wasn't sure if they were heat-rated for tubes or not.

[Leo_Gnardo]

I've got a big box of octal relay sockets, but wasn't sure if they were heat-rated for tubes or not.

No problem with preamp tubes. As long as you're not running outputs/rectifiers at roasty temps you're likely OK. I've seen some photos of hifi breadboards on Audio Amateur, looks like an explosion in the spaghetti factory, works for them. Also, bulbs up please; inverted power tubes yes you'd be looking for trouble.

[bob p]

[Krwkka]

Plastic. Quite certain it's "Plastic."