Pulling Hair With Zenith Transoceanic 6T40!!!

[Electronic M]

I've heard that the cheaper Loctal converter tube used in the older loctal version of the chassis is electronically compatible, and can be made to work by using the base of a defunct 1R5 (or similar) and a loctal socket and wiring the two into an adapter.

[Tubejunke]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

I've heard that the cheaper Loctal converter tube used in the older loctal version of the chassis is electronically compatible, and can be made to work by using the base of a defunct 1R5 (or similar) and a loctal socket and wiring the two into an adapter.

Your right. I think someone is making adapters for that very reason. I will have to look into that idea as again, there is no reason to bother with a Transoceanic if its not going to do what it was intended to do.

Also I have read that you are best off to run them on batteries, but I am dead set against purely battery operated sets. Someone is making plug in replacement batteries, but I'm sure they aren't cheap and I don't want to sink even more money into that when I should be able to use AC with no problem. I think it's simply a matter of getting everything dialed in perhaps in a much tighter tolerance than I am accustomed to.

We shall see & I will report any progress that I make; or not....