Vacuum Tube Accessories

9-pin Micalex tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• Top mount
• 3/4” chassis hole required
• 1” mounting centers

Mounting Centers = 1", Overall Height = 2.2". Keeps common preamp tubes in place while dampening vibrations to reduce microphonics. Supports a maximum tube height of 2.1 inches

8-pin ceramic stand-off tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes.

• PC mount
• 1” tail diameter
• Available with standard or gold pins

When hole in chassis is too large to mount Type S sockets directly to chassis with wavy washer, this adapter can be used. 1 3/16" dia. opening in plate, 1 ½" to about 1 7/8" mounting centers can be used. Socket is secured to plate with wavy washer.

Belton 9-pin tube socket, crimped with shield base. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• Top mount, PC pins
• 3/4” tail diameter
• 1-1/8” mounting centers

Features:

• Paddle saddle mounting
• Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
• Glassfiber filled PPS Insulating material
• Easy mount with collar attached socket

For use with guitar amps and applications where KT88/6550 is suspended upside down in the chassis.

8-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Can be top mounted or bottom mounted, using unique ring mount. Great replacement for Fender, Marshall and others.

• Convenient top or bottom mount capabilities
• Includes mounting bracket
• 1-1/16” to 1-1/8” chassis hole required
• 1-7/16” oblong mounting centers

For use with guitar amps and applications where tube is suspended upside down in chassis. Use with suspended 5881, 6L6, and EL34 tubes.

9-pin ceramic tube socket for auto-wave soldering applications.
Measurements:

• Center PCB hole diameter -0.73"
• Mounting pin diameters - (9 holes at 1.00") and (3 holes at 1.26")

9-pin tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes (without shield)

• Top mount
• 1-15/16” shield height
• 3/4” chassis hole required
• 1-1/8” mounting centers
• Includes shield

Ceramic Tube socket used for octal power tubes, PC mount

• Chassis hole: 1” to 1-1/4” depending on mounting (Top: 1” to 1-1/8”, Bottom: 1-1/4”)
• Mounting Centers: 1-1/2” with oblong mounting holes
• PC mount pins

Belton 8-pin tube socket specifically designed for auto-wave soldering .Applicable for all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• 1-3/16” chassis hole required
• Mounting centers are 1 ½", 1 13/16"

Features:

• Safety attachment with 3 positions of mounting pins
• Easy mount with the precise designed tube pins
• Glassfiber filled PPS insulating material

Steel plates for covering unused socket holes on modified chassis. These covers provide a safe solution for modifying any chassis. These covers use elongated mounting holes to fit a variety of socket hole sizes. P-ST9-CVR

• 9 pin (noval) socket hole cover
• 5mm x 3.5mm mounting holes
• 27.1mm center to center

P-ST8-CVR

• 8 pin (octal) socket hole cover
• 6.5mm x 3.5mm mounting holes
• 40mm center to center

P-ST8-ST9-CNVRT

• 8 pin to 9 pin (octal to noval) socket adapter
• Bottom mount 9 pin socket recommended

Belton 8-pin Micalex PC mount tube socket with long leads commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• Convenient top or bottom mount capabilities
• 1-1/4” chassis hole required
• 1-1/2” oblong mounting centers

Features:

• Paddle saddle mounting
• Easy mount with the saddle of extruded screw hole
• Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
• Glassfiber filled PPS Insulating material
• Long leads

9-pin tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes (without shield)

• Top mount
• 1-15/16” shield height
• 7/8” chassis hole required
• 1-1/8” mounting centers
• Includes shield

Belton 8-pin Micalex tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes. This version has circular extruded holes.

Belton 8-pin Micalex tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes. Applicable for use with all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• Convenient top or bottom, PC mount capabilities
• 1-1/4” chassis hole required
• 1-1/2” mounting centers

Features:

• Paddle saddle mounting
• Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
• Glassfiber filled PPS Insulating material
• Easy mount with saddle of extruded screw hole
• Short leads

Single row turret strips with a tab for mounting directly to tube socket mounting holes. The screw mount turrets are made of gold plated brass and are pre-mounted to the 2mm thick boards. The mounting hole is 0.15” in diameter. These turret strips are a great option for components connecting to the socket lugs of point to point builds.

9-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes (without shield)

• Top mount with PC pins
• 1-15/16” shield height
• 7/8” chassis hole required
• 1” mounting centers
• 13/16” tail diameter
• Includes shield

Ceramic Tube socket used for octal power tubes.

• Chassis hole: 1” to 1-1/4” depending on mounting (Top: 1” to 1-1/16”, Bottom: 1-1/4”)
• Mounting Centers: 1-1/2” with oblong mounting holes

Ceramic Tube socket used for octal power tubes.

• Chassis hole: 1” to 1-5/32” depending on mounting (Top: 1” Bottom: 1-5/32”)
• Mounting Centers: 1-1/2” with oblong mounting holes

Belton micalex tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• Fits ¾" chassis hole diameter
• See P-SS9-400 for a compatible tube shield

High insulated 8-pin tube socket commonly used for octal power tubes. Fits 1 3/16" to 1 1/4" chassis hole diameter. Applicable for use in all types of electric and electronic equipment using vacuum tubes. Features:

• Panel saddle mounting
• Easy mount with the saddle of extruded screw hole
• Phosphorus bronze terminal pin with solder plating
• Glassfiber filled PPS insulating material.

8-pin plastic tube socket commonly used for octal based power, preamp, and rectifier tubes.

• 1-1/8” / 1.14” chassis hole required
• Snap-in Mounting

*Uses P-SH12-1-31 or P-SH2-104-2