Pennine Amplifiers 'Scout' Radiogram.

[Yorkie]

Thanks for the tip-off about it being like an A22 - it's as close as I'll get to one of those!

I like that EL84 arrangement, I'd been having similar ideas myself if the need has arisen but so far so good. It''d be interesting to see the Bulletin article if you've got a copy.

I'll be mixing shellac and sawdust to sort the 6K8GT out soon.

- Joe

The two-page article was in the Summer 2010 Bulletin Joe. (Vol 35 No 2). It would breach BVWS copyright to post it on the forum, but I'll happily either scan it and e-mail it to you or pop a copy in the post. I don't think that would be a hanging offence!

Shellac and wood flour was the original compound generally used to secure valve bases, and can be dissolved with meths to either remove it (which is how I removed the 3/8" top cap from the EBL1 valves after having unsoldered the wire at the top of the valve, and used shellac and wood flour as an adhesive to fix the 1/4" one on). Sometimes with loose valve bases, you can get away with dribbling meths into the gap around the glass at the valve base then using masking tape or plastic insulating tape warped over the valve base and top of the valve to hold the base firm while the meths dissolves the original shellac and re-bonds it to the glass. (If you are lucky, that is!).

Wood flour is preferable to sawdust, which is a bit coarse. You can soon get a pile of flour by sanding any old piece of wood (tree wood is best:-) with 80 grit sandpaper.

As to A22s, what a pity they aren't as ubiquitous as DAC90As and about the same price!