[R-390] Electro s Nah relay base/plug!

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:28:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, n4buq at aol.com 
writes:
Joe,
Good method.  Do you have a source for relay plugs and covers?  I found some
ideal-looking candidates at <http://www.keyelco.com/pdfs/p102.pdf> but I
can't find anyone who stocks them for online retail sales.
Barry - N4BUQ

Barry,
       One thing to keep in mind about the square-base Octal Relay plugs and 
covers. If you notice on the R-390A audio chassis the keyways in the octal 
sockets for the filter caps are offset at a 45 degree angle from the 12 Oclock 
position. If you plug in the square-base Octal Relay plug the whole thing will 
be at a cockeyed angle on the audio chassis and the corners of the relay covers 
will bump into the choke on one side and the bandpass filter on the other 
side of the octal sockets. Unless you rotate the octal sockets on the chassis I 
don't see how the square relay housings can fit in-between the choke and 
bandpass filter on the chassis? It doesn't look like there is enough room on the 
chassis to drill new mounting holes to rotate the original octal sockets? If 
someone else has done this how did they get the square relay covers to fit square 
on the chassis? I suppose someone could replace the octal sockets with ones 
that have the snap in ring mountings and rotate them so the relay plugs will fit 
square. Sounds like a lot of work to get them to fit though. 73 Todd WD4NGG