When I built my first nixie clock back in 1994, I had no sockets and made my own. They are for NL-807 and NL-803 tubes. They have 9 pins in a circle and three pins in the center. Same pinout pattern as NL-840.
Here is what I did: Took one of the tubes and poked the pins through a piece of white styrofoam from the side of a styrofoam cup. Used that hole pattern to transfer pin-prick scribe marks on to a piece of thin galvanized sheet steel such as used for roofing. Then drilled out each scribe mark with a tiny drill same diameter as tube pins. Then used that sheet steel hole pattern as a drilling guide and drilled up 6 pieces of 1/8 inch thick clear acrylic. Once the tiny holes were drilled, then drilled each hole out to just under the outside diameter size of some soft plastic insulation off of some larger wire. This plastic insulation fits snugly over the tube's pins. Cut pieces of that insulation about 3/8 inch long. Took #30 ga. kynar wirewrap wire, stripped off an inch or so on one end and threaded this bare end up through the inside of each insulation piece and folded back down along outside, and then twisted around the insulated portion of the kynar wire, below. In this configuration, when the insulation is slipped over the tube pin, the tube pin contacts the bare wirewrap wire and forms a socket pin. These pins then press fit into the pre-drilled holes in the acrylic. The result is a home-made socket which is very easy on tube pins. Made those in 1994 and they still are working fine. Could do the same thing for the B-9012 Pixies. Dang I wanted some of those too, but at 15 bucks a pop that's about 11 bucks per tube more than I am willing to pay for them... Have fun making sockets. Chuck > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [POSSIBLE SPAM] [neonixie-l] Socket alternatives for >B9012 >Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 18:30:44 -0800 > >>Hi All, >> >>I just got some B9012's from Walter. He says he has never even seen >a socket for these, so I tjink the odds of finding any are pretty >low. :-( >> >>So, over the years I have seen some discussions about various >alternatives. I tried to search through the archives but couldn't >find anything that I was sure would work with these particular tubes. >So, any recommends? >> >>Thanks! Can't wait to play with these little buggers. >> >>Jonathan >> >>--- >>This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >protection is active. >>http://www.avast.com >> >>-- >>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/A5AB2265BB61439C94AABAFD >2C6BA8F3%40computer17d2b1. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> $4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See http://www.All2Easy.net for more details! -- 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/380-22014112463731141%40all2easy.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
