[ARC5] 7-way sockets for 1625s

[Brian Clarke]

Hello Jim,

Welcome to the Command / ARC-5 community - a great bunch of folks.

Do you need 7-way valve sockets for the 1625s? I have black phenolic ones 
requiring 2 mounting screws, and ceramic requiring 4 screws. There may be a 
problem using these after-OEM sockets - the 1625s may stick up too high 
unless you use spacers or leave the valve cover off.

Unless you plan to use your transmitter at high altitude or in high humidity 
environments, the phenolic will be as good as the ceramic, though less 
fragile and cheaper.

73 de Brian, VK2GCE.

On Friday, June 20, 2014 11:30 PM, you said:


I didn't try uncrimping it because I thought that it would make a bad 
situation worse. I suppose it's worth a try on the octal socket side since 
the damage is already done. I think it might be a good idea to put cuts at 
120 degrees around the crimp to facilitate bending it back and reduce the 
possibility of damaging a good socket when removing it.

However, a new ceramic socket would be a much simpler fix if I could find 
one. The other "carcases" are not totally useless, but have "Swiss cheese" 
case parts.