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[DaveWM]

searching on line for sockets, everything is coming up from china... 1.50 for socket 25 for shipping...


anyway, I was looking at the schematic, there is a built in spark gap at the cathodes says "spark gap part of CRT socket"

now I am concerned, I not only have to locate a CRT socket, but have to find one with a built in spark gap, and on top of that there is no part number in the sams.