> How to put tube on a PCB (software, not the real board), anyway? Tubes aren't special - you create a footprint using vias such that you have plated holes wherever the tube's socket needs them (you normally wouldn't solder the tube itself in). In the case of spade-type pins, you'd use the width of the spade pin as the diameter of the drill (plus a few thou for clearance).
(see http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350093246441) I think the only tricky part is figuring out *where* the nine holes go, without a PDF spec for the socket. It looks like there's ten evenly spaced slots, so every 36 degrees? Might want to write a perl script to generate the footprint, using math to figure the coordinates. The eBay listing above says 13/16 inch diameter for that tube, for example. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
