Re: Fun with Compactrons

On Mar 30, 3:45 pm, robert casey <wa2...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
TerryJ wrote:
Sockets?

Yes, that can be a problem... They tend to be expensive. But if you
use circuit boards, you might be able to make your own socket using
female contacts from a DB25 computer connector, or scrapped regular
miniature sockets. Or, if you file the pins of the tube a little, you
can get the pins to accept solder. Think of the tube as a glass IC. :-)
Be sure to cut a center hole in the board to allow the stem seal to
pass.

Two or three bucks is not expensive.

.

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