Seems these folks know how to make the bases everyone would like to see. https://moores-glass.co.uk/products/multi-pin-bases/
On Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:18:14 PM UTC-5 Richard Scales wrote: > A slight update: > > Whilst the manufacturer has made the DGM01 tube with glass sealed pins at > the base - the preferred approach seems to be, like other manufacturers, to > use the small PCB at the base. > > This is to mitigate against leakage around the pins in the glass base > which whilst was once a common place manufacturing step (back when tube > production was massive) but now appears to be a technique that has been > lost in the sands of time. > > So, that is the current thought. > > The base absolutely positively has to match the existing B8971 for > compatibility purposes. > > A lot more research has yet to be done and I will report all progress here. > > In the meantime - thank you all for your support. It is clear that there > is demand for such a thing - even if only in the 100's. I look forward to > updating you all when I know more. > > - Richard > > > On Monday, 30 December 2024 at 23:30:16 UTC Bill Stanley wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> Add me for 6 of the tubes. >> >> -Bill- >> >> >> *From:* Richard Scales >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 28, 2024 10:34 PM >> *To:* neonixie-l >> *Subject:* [neonixie-l] B-87971 tubes >> >> Hello, >> I am in discussion with a tube manufacturer regarding the implementation >> of a B-8971 replacement tube. >> It seems that the idea is fully achievable though I would need to order >> 100 units of the first batch in order to make it happen. >> Naturally I am asking to see if anyone would be interested in committing >> to the purchase of a number of tubes to see if I can get an order for 100 >> units together. >> Please let me know if you might be interested, the target price for the >> first should be close to $75+whatever duties and taxes are applied. >> Thereafter the price could get much closer to $50+taxes etc. >> Just let me know. >> - Richard >> -- >> 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 view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/35e83ab3-4d08-44c1-a52d-53d6fd5ea924n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/35e83ab3-4d08-44c1-a52d-53d6fd5ea924n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/37c22795-91e9-4453-bc1b-2407a1ba0bebn%40googlegroups.com.
