If you go the route of attempting to smacking it… First try smacking into the palm of your hand.
If you’re in the USA and want to try, I have no problem sending you a socket for free. Michail From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert G. Schaffrath Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2019 5:46 AM To: neonixie-l Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: I'm Back: ZM1022 and B-7971 Until now, I have never tried to fix the tube. I was the one who cut the pin off many years ago but also realize that when I did cut it, I could have purchased another tube for around USD$8 at the time (~25 years ago). As I already had 6 Ultronics tubes in my clock, 6 NOS Burroughs spares (which came with an original copy of the Burroughs data sheet that is packed with the tubes) and 1 used Burroughs tube (has the "antenna" in it), I did not see the need to go out and buy another. Of course fast forward 25 years and that tube could now command USD$100 if it can be fixed. I suspect a lot of damaged ones got thrown out in the past because they were cheap to replace. I just happen to be a pack rat and keep stuff like that LOL. I do not have any spare sockets to try M1's suggestion. I have a large wooden dowel that I can duct tape the tube to or even a 2x4 if necessary. Soldering a small extension to pin #17 would not be an issue though I have thought that I might swap it for one of the tubes on my clock since it does not use segment #13 and if segment #4 is repaired then it should work fine leaving me a fully intact Ultronics tube. I may make the attempt today to see if I can free it. Definitely a scary prospect of shattering the tube. -- 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 neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/007501d581e1%2405247e00%240f6d7a00%24%40com.
