[R-390] Question - 9 Pin Plug

[Philip B Atchley]

Mike et al.

> Does anyone know a source for a couple of nine pin plugs? (Same  layout
as base of 9 pin miniature tube.)
I've tried making one from a dud tube but been unsuccessful in two areas,
breaking away the glass envelope from the base and soldering to the 
 pin tops.  Does anyone know any "sneaky" techniques?
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Yes!  Take a 9 pin tube socket, 9 pieces of stiff wire cut to length. 
Poke a wire into each hole of the socket, making sure the wire is large
enough gauge to make bood contact.  Coat the entire surface of the tube
socket with a good Epoxy material (or hotglue though it's not as strong).

The solder lugs of the tube socket then become the attachment points for
any wires etc you wish to connect.  This will work for all 7 pin, 9 pin,
nuvisotr, compactron or even octal sockets (with appropriate wire size). 
If the ears of the socket get in the way cut them off with a file or
other means.

73 de Phil  KO6BB
Loving home provided for wayward Boatanchor Receivers
ko6bb@juno.com
Merced, Central California
37.18N  120.29W  CM97sh

 

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