I wonder if soaking the base might free up the cement. In water or a mild 
solvent... Shouldn't hurt the wire entry into the envelope, and maybe one 
could keep that dry using careful positioning.

Funny how the ugly duckling/sad stepchild tube becomes a little prettier 
without her brown dress.

Terry

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 2:53:20 PM UTC-5, gregebert wrote:
>
> It's quite a bit of work to pop IN-1's apart. There's a crusty adhesive in 
> the base, and heating / sawing / grinding the base gives off some really 
> obnoxious (and probably toxic) fumes. Smells like bakelite to me.
>
> If any of you are pulling these apart to save money on sockets, please 
> consider your personal health and make your own sockets. I've had excellent 
> results with 0.093" female socket pins for IN-1's and A101's, and you can 
> easily make a 3D-printed-base to hold the assembly.
>

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