The PCB ones look nice, and I did want to do LED lighting... Anyone outgassed a tube with one of Dieter's sockets? On Jan 17, 10:18 pm, John Rehwinkel <jreh...@mac.com> wrote: > > I know that the PCB sockets are bad/ don't give pins room to bend. > > Phenolic sockets are the best, from what I hear, but I want to buy > > from the US. Anyone know of a place to get the phenolic sockets, or an > > alternative to them? (Other than PCB based sockets, I can't afford to > > outgas a tube.) > > That pin circle wasn't common on US tubes, however the socket I usually see > available has wire lugs, so it won't stress the tube pins: > > http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/data/soc/PL31-2V/pl31-2v.htm > > It's a РШ31 (RSH31) base and fits a ПЛ31 (PL31) socket. There are quite a > few items with this base: > > 3LO1I > 5LO2I > 6LO2I > A-201 > FEU-85 > FEU-87 > FEU-100 > IN-4 > IN-7 > IN-18 > > The PL31 socket can generally be had for $4-5 apiece, cheaper in quantity. > > If you look at Dieter's instructions for his PCB sockets, you'll see that the > pins extend well above the PCB, giving them room to flex so they won't strain > the pins like rigid ones do: > > http://www.tube-tester.com/pic/eby/cont/data-IN-18%20soc-engl.pdf > > - John
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