Hmmm, looks better as my 25 year old fellow solder sucker. I will see I can get them here. The pneumatic tools make me jelous...
eric -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Instrument Resources of America Sent: dinsdag 6 september 2011 5:06 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Soldering the wire leads on a IN-14 Have you ever used a solder sucker a.k.a. soldapullt, made by the Edsyn company???? Look at them here http://www.edsyn.com/?gclid=CNDMsbHRh6sCFVqH5godvAzg5w Ira On 9/5/2011 2:53 PM, Tidak Ada wrote: > Thanks Ira, but I am afraid to dammage the spacer that way. > May be a hot air desolderstation will be a solution, but I haven't and > I never worked with such a tool... > > eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Instrument Resources of America > Sent: maandag 5 september 2011 23:30 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Soldering the wire leads on a IN-14 > > Suggestion!! If you can carefully break out the remaining glass that > surrounds the pins, then you will have no problem removing the pins from > the board, one at a time. Ira > > On 9/5/2011 1:56 PM, Tidak Ada wrote: >> I have to replace a ZM1005 in a (vintage) Tekelec Airtronic DPM. The >> first problem is to desolder the broken tube (14 pins in a plated >> throug print and a spacer between tube and print) and thereafter how >> to solder the new tube properly Anyhow, the manufacturer did not >> worry to solder the tube. No flying leads, but pins !! >> >> eric >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of chuck richards >> Sent: maandag 5 september 2011 22:38 >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: Soldering the wire leads on a IN-14 >> >> One thing I have done a few times to various wire-leaded nixies, is >> to solder the ends of the leads to a 14-pin DIP header plug. >> >> That way, you end up with a way to plug the tube into a solderless >> breadboard, or into an ic socket. >> >> I did that with some nice chinese nixies. I left the leads >> full-length (about 1.5 inches). I insulated each one >> and soldered the ends to the DIP header plug. Now those chinese >> tubes have a nice socket! >> >> Chuck >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> ---- Original Message ---- >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Soldering the wire leads on a IN-14 >>> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:47:52 -0700 (PDT) >>> >>>> Good question. >>>> >>>> The failure mechanism is certainly there. In thermionic valves >>> 'dumet' >>>> glass to metal seals are used to match the expansion coefficient of >>>> the glass to that of the wire. I am not sure if anything similar is >>>> used for nixies that run much cooler. Anyone knows what the wire >>> leads >>>> are made of? >>>> >>>> In any case, if in doubt you can attach a small clamp (like a croc >>>> clip) to sink heat away from the glass-metal seal. >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 5, 9:38 pm, Adam Jacobs<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I've always soldered the leads of IN-14's, never gave it much >>> consideration. >>>>> Never had a problem. I think that the thing you want to avoid is >>> soldering >>>>> the nixies which need sockets. IN-8's, IN-12's, IN-18's, that kind >>> of thing. >>>>> The ones with flying leads are _designed_ to be soldered. >>>>> >>>>> -Adam >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Ryan McDonald >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> I've heard that soldering the leads on IN-14's can cause >>> premature >>>>>> seal failure. I've also heard that staying at least 5mm from >>> the >>>>>> glass largely mitigates this problem. 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