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Originally Posted by Tubejunke
Have you ever tried a solid state replacement? My only experience is watching a video by one of our members on YouTube where he tries one and the set absolutely would not operate correctly with that type rectifier in it. He went back to the vacuum tube and all was fine.
I just suspect that the arching that went on in more than one place with my old socket got the best of the tube. Months ago before any of the socket issues developed I put and International Servicemaster in the set and it only lasted a few minutes. The one that I just pulled out and tested bad was used before that and up until the socket issue of late. Hopefully another decent quality tube will take care of things.
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For the price including free shipping, I would definitely give it a try if the set was on my workbench. The advantages of the solid-state replacements are: reduced loading on the horizontal output tube and flyback, as there's no filament to heat up, and you can drastically simplify the connections to the socket. Literally all you need is the connection to the anode lead/HV regulator tube coming out the bottom. I'd unhook the filament loop, insulate the ends, and tuck them away in case they're needed in the future.
The voltage withstanding and current handling capability of the S-3AT2 replacement exceeds the specs for the normal 3AT2 (A/B) series.