For any bent tube pins I've encountered, I have used some angled needle nosed pliers and *very gently* straightened them by gently squeezing the pin flat in the jaws of the pliers. I always avoid doing this too close to the glass envelope as you'll risk cracking it. The pins on the IN-18's tend to be a little less forgiving than say B7971's or Z568's in my experience, so emphasis on gently and take your time...should be OK, I've yet to break a tube doing it this way. However, I've broken a few tubes inserting them into sockets too hard..;-(
Nick On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Instrument Resources of America < [email protected]> wrote: > Here's how I straighten pins. First of all I NEVER hold on to the glass of > a tube while straightening pins. I use a small pair, of smooth jaw, duck > bill pliers, by placing them on the pin in the area of the bend and then > squeeze the handles gently. Move around, and up and down on the pin to > several different locations if necessary, until the pin is as straight as > it's going to get. Do NOT hold the glass part of the tube and bend the pin > against the glass as it could very well crack the glass. If the bend is > far enough away from the glass, you MAY be able to use a second pair of > 'small' nose pliers to hold onto the pin, as close to the glass as > possible, and then use the duck bill pliers to accomplish the > straightening. Other folks here may have better, and or different ideas, so > WAIT until other folks here respond to you as well. Pick the ideas that you > think will work best. I'd hate to be the one responsible for the breaking > of a Nixie tube. The above process that I outlined above has worked well > for me for many years. Ira. > > > > > On 1/24/2014 6:04 AM, Alex Rubli wrote: > >> My cat tipped my nixiechron to the floor. Only one tube got broken, but >> other 3 has severly bent pins. What is the best way to get them streight >> again ? >> Regards >> >> Alex >> >> > -- > 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/52E2841D.8060605%40HUGHES.NET. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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/CAOX%2BRHL%3D0Dd206fOd8szUP_AaWiiLsE6k%2BFj1QS9m5TBMCQFOg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
