Monday, April 16, 2018

Dual Rectifier Adapter

What happens when there is no more stock of 6H6 dual rectifier tubes, but plenty of 6AL5 tubes?  This situation clearly calls for an adapter.

Take a base from a dead tube and remove the tube by breaking it and de-soldering the leads.
Take a tube socket from an old TV chassis and wire the leads to match.

The result is a convenient adapter that can be applied to a classic radio without making any modifications to the vintage equipment.


6H6       6AL5
  2              4
  7              3
  5              7
  3              2
  8              1
  4              5

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