Bottlehead Forum
Bottlehead Kits => BeePre => Topic started by: bgf on January 24, 2014, 09:54:16 AM
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Started putting my kit together one of the four pin tube sockets does not fit in the hole. It is too large. Tried a little wax but did not want to force it. Any suggestions. Thanks.
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We can send you a replacement if necessary. Unfortunately, those sockets have grown by over 1 mm in the last two years. If you're in a hurry, a round file can be used to enlarge the hole.
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i am not i a hurry have the monoblock kits to do also. i will wait for a new part thanks. do you have my address??
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Can you shoot an e-mail to:
replacementparts(At)bottlehead(dot)com?
That will get you in the queue for a new socket.
Sincerely,
Paul
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I have use a rat tail file, like Paul suggested. Just keep working the opening until it fits (did not take me long)
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Same issue here, one 4-pin socket was a perfect fit, the other is way too large.
Also, one 9-pin socket was too large for the hole & the same for one of the 9-pin sockets on my Reduction.
I'm reluctant to file out the hole as it then gets quite close to the mounting screw hole.
I have a bunch of 9-pin sockets from ebay, so just found ones that would fit. So, just ordered some of the 4-pin sockets as well, they're cheap enough at about $2 each.
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That's good to know on the 9 pin sockets. I can run through our stock of sockets to see if yours was just a random problem, or if I need to enlarge the chassis hole.
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Got the 4-pin sockets from China today. All are a perfect fit in the BeePre chassis plate, & look a little better quality than the supplied ones.
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I did end up enlarging the 4 pin socket holes on our kits up another 0.5mm. Most of our 4 pin sockets fit, but most of them were pretty tight. (A year ago, they would slip in quite easily)
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Have you checked out the 9-pin sockets as well? As I mentioned I had 2 that would not fit without modification.
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for me 9-pin sockets were fine, and 1 4-pin needed a small amount of filing. It literally took me 1 minute of filing and it fit nice. No sharp edges or burrs left. I used a chainsaw sharpening file.