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

[Bill Abate]

Bob,

I did that for a remote VFO jumper that I needed.  Works well but 
soldering to the pins is tough as you suspect.  Use a lot of flux.  I 
then filled in the base with epoxy and that made it easier to install 
and remove.

73,

Bill, K3PGB



Bob Groh wrote:

>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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