Sockets for TO-92 Transistors?

[Mayank]

I have a Hafler power amplifier under repair on the bench. It has the unobtanium jFET K163/J44 matched quad in the input stage.
Not wanting to damage the jFETs and the old dual sided PCB tracks during repeated soldering/desoldering, I thought of installing sockets for each of these TO-92 devices.

A few of these need to be mounted with the three legs in-line, while others are in a triangle.

Can anyone recommend suitable sockets for such an application?

Thanks in advance.

Stay safe
Mayank

 

[Enzo]

I have a large drawer full of 16-pin DIP sockets. I used to work on TTL a lot. But it is easy to snip off parts of the sockets to leave three or four holes in a row and use them as small transistor sockets.

And while I see transistors with in-line legs, and older ones with triangle pattern, I can't recall ever being unable to bend the legs on the triangles so they form a straight line. For that matter if I replace a 2N4401 with a 2SC945, the legs are in different order, but I can replace one with the other by turning it sideways and bending the legs to fit the holes.

 

[Mayank]

Enzo:
Thank you for the DIP socket suggestion. I will try snipping off three holes for the in-line TO-92 placement.
The triangle will be a bit more involved - snipping 2 holes from the DIP socket and then an independent additional one to fit the existing layout on the PCB.
Rgds
Mayank

 

[astouffer]

Sip sockets would be much easier to cut.

 

[Mark Johnson]

datasheet

Mouser purchase link

Break off as many or as few as you wish. For TO-92 the common choices are 3 (inline) and 5 (inline with gaps)

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[Mayank]

Thank you @astouffer and @Mark Johnson - these are perfect and they would be easiest to "break" into 3 or 2+1!

I just placed an order with Mouser.

Rgds
Mayank