Hi Jens, in my clock I've put 5853S into DIP strips, as pins are in 2,54mm raster. There is a little play on each tube in "socket", which facilitated tube alignment. It seems fine now for 5 years. Regards, Tomislav
On 8 October 2010 09:10, Jens Boos <webmas...@jb-electronics.de> wrote: > That is why I was wondering if there was someone who has build a > "carrier board" or "homemade socket" for tubes with flying leads. I.e. > solder them into the socket board, and then connect the socket board > to the main board. I know some suggest placing the flying leads in DIP- > sockets, but that is not really a very stable solution, is it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.