> I caused it because I was swapping the tubes too much. The repeated > removal/insertions caused the tube to leak at the pins. > > I still want to rotate the tubes, but I need to come up with a surrogate > socket so I can swap the tubes without stressing the pins.
A ZIF nixie socket! Now that would be quite a thing! That would also dodge the usual problem in home-made sockets of having the grippers both float and exert proper tension, by moving the tensioning function elsewhere. Time to start scribbling and thinking about milling out some interesting shapes. - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/B357E429-5E90-4449-9071-CC008D50F3D4%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
