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FERNSEH · 6th Feb 2018, 9:49 pm

"Gerry always said GEC valve holders were rubbish and I think he was right. I had to change 3 out of 5 octal holders in a GEC 1947 radio recently. J."
Hi John,
experienced the same problem with the GEC BT8161 pre-war TV set.

The BT1091. The frame output valve octal socket has been replaced with a good quality Ampenol type. Also, those Maplins capacitors replaced with re-stuffed Dubilier waxies. Dubilier make capacitors were more likely to be the originals to be fitted in this set rather than those made by TCC.

DFWB.

6th Feb 2018, 9:49 pm	#11
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Gec bt1091. "Gerry always said GEC valve holders were rubbish and I think he was right. I had to change 3 out of 5 octal holders in a GEC 1947 radio recently. J." Hi John, experienced the same problem with the GEC BT8161 pre-war TV set. The BT1091. The frame output valve octal socket has been replaced with a good quality Ampenol type. Also, those Maplins capacitors replaced with re-stuffed Dubilier waxies. Dubilier make capacitors were more likely to be the originals to be fitted in this set rather than those made by TCC. DFWB. Attached Thumbnails