Valiant 866 Sockets

[W7SOE]

I am replacing the 866 sockets in my valiant. I bought a pair off of eBay they fit okay but tubes can be inserted in any orientation and they seem to be pretty low quality.
I think I need to find sockets that will locate the tubes correctly, as I'm going to replace them with solid-state rectifiers and if they are inserted in a different positions then the socket pins that I've used for other purposes now short etc.

In any case does anyone know of a source for 866 sockets that will fit in the valiant chassis that have the large and small pinholes?

Thanks
Rich

[N8ETQ]

   Hey Rich,



        I replaced the sockets in a 30L-1 with these. The cheap ones were
OK, didn't need the gold jobs...

/Dan

https://tubedepot.com/t/diy-central/tube-sockets

[W7TFO]

E-mail me a photo and I will send you a pair of US made NOS if I have the right ones.

73DG

[W7SOE]

Thank you both,
    That looks like a good source. 
I appreciate to offer for the sockets but I have already hogged out the holes for the newer style.......


Thanks again

Rich