No easy solution for a wristwatch. Tubes that are intended for socketing have thicker pins, so clipping them will put the tube under a lot of stress. Even a rotary tool with a cutoff wheel will subject the tube to a lot of vibration.
I wouldn't even think of bending the pins. I think that leaves 2 options - solder the tubes directly to the PCB. The big question there is if the pins have a solderable surface material. Maybe you could use a rotary tool *after* soldering the tubes because the PCB will reduce vibrations traveling up the pins. - use socket pins. It will work, but it will also worsen the height. Instead of a wristwatch, maybe a small wall-clock ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7774a285-1f20-4d1f-a8b5-7e1ab0d1026c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
