[Boatanchors] Has anyone ever cut the glass top off a miniature tube to re-use the base?

[Bry Carling]

Yes, and old organs frequently have salvageable audio amplifiers in them. 
Usually in the 20-30 watt range.
Sometimes tube, and sometimes sand state. Usually push pull and decent sounding.

Bry AF4K

> From: cbmcgr at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:32:32 -0700
> To: WD4SCZ at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Has anyone ever cut the glass top off a miniature tube to re-use the base?
> CC: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; boatanchors at puck.nether.net
> 
> Plugs in the miniature tube base pattern were used in some Lowrey home
> organs to interconnect the keyboards and tone generators.  Old organs are
> often available for free.
> -Chuck K7MCG
> 
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:26 PM, Emil Dular via Boatanchors <
> boatanchors at puck.nether.net> wrote:
> 
> > Never tried to cut the glass on miniature tubes. Like you I have salvaged
> > octal bases to make connectors.  But for you puropse, how about an
> > old-fashioned socket saver? Would not that do what you want?  This place
> > says they got 'em. http://www.caryelectronic.com/
> > index.php/9pin-tube-socket-saver-fr-12ax7-12au7-ecc82-ecc83-amp.html
> >
> > Emil WD4SCZ
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Groh" <bob.groh at gmail.com>
> > To: "boatanchor" <boatanchors at puck.nether.net>; <
> > Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Friday, 19 August, 2016 00:41
> > Subject: [Boatanchors] Has anyone ever cut the glass top off a miniature
> > tube to re-use the base?
> >
> >
> > Yes, this is another stab at finding a source for 7 and 9 pin miniature
> >> tube plugs.  Has anyone ever 'de-vacuumed' a mniature tube, cut off the
> >> top
> >> using a glass cutter and then soldered to the pins?
> >>
> >> I think I could get the glass off (leaving, say, a 1/4" rim on the bottom)
> >> and cut off the tube guts. But I have my doubts about whether or not the
> >> leads coming up would take solder.  I rather imagine the leads were spot
> >> welded originally and that the leads may not be solderable.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts?  Anybody done it?
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Bob Groh, WA2CKY
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