[Boatanchors] Ideas for 7 pin and 9 pin miniature plug in modules

[N5ARW]

For octals, I find old ice-cube relays with octal plugs in the boxes under
the table as swap meets or flea markets.  They have a nice clear plastic
case to cover the circuit and then you can use perf/prototype board which
is readily available.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 12:43 PM, Bob Groh <bob.groh at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are times when I would like to build a plug in substitute for a 7 or
> 9 pin miniature tube - for example, a solid state replacement for a 6x4
> rectifier.
>
> Back in the day, you could buy an empty plug in module from Vector or the
> like.  Today those don't seem to be readily available other than in the
> surplus market and even then I've only been able to find 9 pin versions.  I
> have been vaguely thinking of generating a simple pc board layout and
> having some made but, before I go too crazy, does anyone out there have any
> ideas?
>
> FYI, for 8 pin octals, I just sacrifice an old tube - break off the glass
> and use the old base. So octals are no problem.  And, of course, because
> Murphy rules, I do have some old Vector plugins with octal plugs.  Go
> figure.
>
> 73, Bob Groh, WA2CKY
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