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tube sockets and plugs for the new tube curve tracer
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Eby still makes all kinds of tube sockets AND plugs, and they do make custom ones, have a look here:
http://www.ebycompany.com/sockets.shtml http://www.ebycompany.com/sockets.shtml also, for interfacing to tube testers, an octal plug works, which you can scavenge from many unwanted octal tubes easily. hickock and others used this technique themselves to tie to things like compactron adaptors, etc. . it does require slightly altered pin settings to get to multi-element tubes, but that is not a big deal, and is exactly what they did. you can also easily MAKE a nice 7/9 tube plug simply by using stock loose male connector pins from d-sub connectors, or ms-connector pins, and a simple little round board to support them. it can also sport a little tab or center hole/stand-off to hold down a cable strain relief. finally, an even better plan, may be to simply make a pendant cable tied to the inside tube tester wiring, brought out to a 9 pin d-sub connector for easy interfacing. all the best, walter
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Hi Walter,
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I looked through the Eby web site and found no plugs of any kind. They do have lots of sockets for tubes as well as for some transistors. Dennis Tillman W7PF
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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 11:37 AM Subject: [TekScopes] tube sockets and plugs for the new tube curve tracer Eby still makes all kinds of tube sockets AND plugs, and they do make custom ones, have a look here: http://www.ebycompany.com/sockets.shtml http://www.ebycompany.com/sockets.shtml also, for interfacing to tube testers, an octal plug works, which you can scavenge from many unwanted octal tubes easily. hickock and others used this technique themselves to tie to things like compactron adaptors, etc. . it does require slightly altered pin settings to get to multi-element tubes, but that is not a big deal, and is exactly what they did. you can also easily MAKE a nice 7/9 tube plug simply by using stock loose male connector pins from d-sub connectors, or ms-connector pins, and a simple little round board to support them. it can also sport a little tab or center hole/stand-off to hold down a cable strain relief. finally, an even better plan, may be to simply make a pendant cable tied to the inside tube tester wiring, brought out to a 9 pin d-sub connector for easy interfacing. all the best, walter ------------------------------------ Posted by: walter2@sphere.bc.ca ------------------------------------
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Hi Dennis,
is this the kind? http://www.thetubestore.com/Parts-Accessories/7-Pin-Sockets/7-Pin-Teflon-Gold-Pin-Tube-Socket On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:53 PM, 'Dennis Tillman' dennis@ridesoft.com [TekScopes] <TekScopes@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi Walter,
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Hi Cheater,
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This is a socket (and an expensive one at that). This is the female part of what I am looking for. I'm looking for the plug that goes into this socket (the male part). Dennis Tillman W7PF
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From: TekScopes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TekScopes@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 3:57 PM To: TekScopes <TekScopes@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [TekScopes] tube sockets and plugs for the new tube curve tracer Hi Dennis, is this the kind? http://www.thetubestore.com/Parts-Accessories/7-Pin-Sockets/7-Pin-Teflon-Gold-Pin-Tube-Socket On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:53 PM, 'Dennis Tillman' dennis@ridesoft.com [TekScopes] <TekScopes@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi Walter, ------------------------------------ Posted by: cheater00 cheater00 <cheater00@gmail.com> ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links
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Sure, I'm just wondering if that's the right dimensions. I was
thinking, maybe you should just take a female 7 pin DIN plug, and put some wire in instead of the female contacts, and bend them out to fit a 7 pin tube socket? That's like a 10 min job. You could use the round plastic part from multiple din sockets for added stability. That's not a huge job. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:39 AM, 'Dennis Tillman' dennis@ridesoft.com [TekScopes] <TekScopes@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi Cheater,
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David Holland
I wouldn't call it a proper "source", but the last 7-pin socket saver
I got was from Jim Cross @ http://vacuumtubesinc.com I had to send him a note specifically for it, and he scrounged a reasonable one up out of hits back room. They've currently got a couple listed, but they aren't cheap. His email is jim@vacuumtubesinc.com (No affiliation, satisfied customer, yada-yada-yada) David
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Hi David,
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He has a 7-pin socket saver listed for $25. You are right about him not being cheap. Thanks for the link. Dennis Tillman W7PF
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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] tube sockets and plugs for the new tube curve tracer I wouldn't call it a proper "source", but the last 7-pin socket saver I got was from Jim Cross @ http://vacuumtubesinc.com I had to send him a note specifically for it, and he scrounged a reasonable one up out of hits back room. They've currently got a couple listed, but they aren't cheap. His email is jim@vacuumtubesinc.com (No affiliation, satisfied customer, yada-yada-yada) David ------------------------------------ Posted by: David Holland <david.w.holland@gmail.com> ------------------------------------
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David Holland
Yeah. I think they're likey "usable-old-stock". (Hence my not really a
source comment) I dont think anyone is making anything new besides the 8 pin octal and 9 pin ones everyone has. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:12 AM 'Dennis Tillman' dennis@ridesoft.com [TekScopes] <TekScopes@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi David,
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