Plugs in the miniature tube base pattern were used in some Lowrey home organs to interconnect the keyboards and tone generators. Old organs are often available for free. -Chuck K7MCG
On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:26 PM, Emil Dular via Boatanchors < [email protected]> wrote: > Never tried to cut the glass on miniature tubes. Like you I have salvaged > octal bases to make connectors. But for you puropse, how about an > old-fashioned socket saver? Would not that do what you want? This place > says they got 'em. http://www.caryelectronic.com/ > index.php/9pin-tube-socket-saver-fr-12ax7-12au7-ecc82-ecc83-amp.html > > Emil WD4SCZ > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Groh" <[email protected]> > To: "boatanchor" <[email protected]>; < > [email protected]> > Sent: Friday, 19 August, 2016 00:41 > Subject: [Boatanchors] Has anyone ever cut the glass top off a miniature > tube to re-use the base? > > > Yes, this is another stab at finding a source for 7 and 9 pin miniature >> tube plugs. Has anyone ever 'de-vacuumed' a mniature tube, cut off the >> top >> using a glass cutter and then soldered to the pins? >> >> I think I could get the glass off (leaving, say, a 1/4" rim on the bottom) >> and cut off the tube guts. But I have my doubts about whether or not the >> leads coming up would take solder. I rather imagine the leads were spot >> welded originally and that the leads may not be solderable. >> >> Any thoughts? Anybody done it? >> >> 73 >> Bob Groh, WA2CKY >> _______________________________________________ >> Boatanchors mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Boatanchors mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors > _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
