Vacuum Tube Accessories

Heavy plain white boxes with dividers to cushion tube. Minimum order of 10 per size.

9-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• Bottom, PC mount
• ¾” chassis hole required
• ¾” tail diameter

9-pin ceramic tube socket commonly used for preamp tubes or EL84 power tubes

• PC mount
• 13/16” tail diameter
• Available with standard or gold pins

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 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

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

New production, aluminum, 2" tall, for use with P-ST9-700 and P-ST9-700-PC.

9 pin miniature Belton socket. Applicable for use with all types of electric and electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• Paddle saddle mounting
• Phosphorous bronze pin terminal with tin plating
• Glassfiber filled PPS Insulating material
• Easy mount with collar attached socket
• 1-⅛" mounting centers
• Fits ¾" chassis hole
• Top mount

Grips tube base with 'teeth' to securely hold tube in place. For use with octal sockets with 1-1/2" mounting centers. Super high quality. Spring plate with Nickel plating. Please Note: This tube clip will not work with socket P-ST8-500

High temperature silicone damper / dampener rings great for remedying microphonic oscillations and tube rattle. These red dampening rings are rated for temperatures up to 240°C and come in various sizes to fit a variety of tubes. Please verify your tube sizes to ensure a proper fit.

• 20mm: Recommended size for 12A_7 (i.e. 12AX7, 12AT7, 12AU7, etc.) types, EL84, or any other tube with a ~20mm diameter.
• 28mm: Recommended size for 6V6, 6SN7, 5AR4, or any other tube with a ~28mm diameter.
• 30mm: Recommended size for some EL34, Svetlana EL34, JJ GZ34, Gold Lion KT77, or any other tube with a ~30mm diameter.
• 32mm: Recommended size for some EL34, 6L6, 6CA7, or any other tube with a ~32mm diameter.
• 35mm: Recommended size for 6L6GC, 5U4G, 6146B, or any other tube with a ~35mm diameter.

Protect your preamp tubes and customize them to suit your style with these colorful aluminum tube shields.

(Belton) Micalex, 9 pin miniature socket with PC pins, stand off mounting. Fits 3/4" chassis hole diameter (bottom mount). Applicable for use with all types of electric and electronic equipment using vacuum tubes. Features:

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

Belton Micalex tube socket used for 9 pin miniature tubes, bottom mount. Applicable for use with all types of electric and electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• Chassis hole: ¾”
• Mounting Centers: 1-1/8”
• Bottom mount

Features:

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

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

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

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

Tube retainer for EL84. for use with guitar amps and applications where the tube is suspended upside down in the chassis. Supports a maximum tube height of 2.8 inches

Plastic octal tube socket commonly used for power tubes in many amps.

• Chassis hole: 1 ⅛"
• Mounting Centers: 1 ½"
• Bottom mount

Belton 9-pin tube socket specifically designed for auto-wave soldering. Applicable for all types of electronic equipment using vacuum tubes.

• 3/4” PC hole
• 1-1/8” mounting centers

Features:

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

7-pin ceramic tube socket with PC pins commonly used for tubes such as the 6X4 rectifier.

• PC mount
• 11/16” chassis hole required
• 11/16" tail diameter

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

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.

Black plastic 8-pin plug. This is the bottom portion of an octal tube base including all 8 pins and guide key between pins 1 and 8.

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