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how do I connect a wire directly to tube pins?
Patrick wrote: I want to solder cv 173 tubes directly in a circuit without using a socket. The pins come straight out of the flat glass tube bottom. It's impossible to solder a wire to the pins, even with the iron set to 450°C. Can anyone tell me how should I do this? Sockets for these tube are very rare and the tubes are high reliability, so socket not essential. Patrick Maybe you could make your own sockets, but its a hard thing to do, using some drilled plastic plates, and some brass strip bent to form the pin grippers. But I think if you looked around, you'd find some old sockets someone didn't want. See http://www.tubecollector.org/cv2006.htm for some idea on socket construction. Would not a "normal" tube be easier? 6CL6 comes to mind. Patrick Turner. |
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Hi RATs!
I have had good results with just wrapping wire around pins of weird old tubes. I start with the insulation at the base and wrap bare wire out from the tube. After wrapping entire pin, trim excess wire and then tighten carefully with needle nose pliars. No solder required Happy Ears! Al Alan J. Marcy Phoenix, AZ PWC/mystic/Earhead |
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"Patrick" wrote in message .be...
I want to solder cv 173 tubes directly in a circuit without using a socket. The pins come straight out of the flat glass tube bottom. It's impossible to solder a wire to the pins, even with the iron set to 450°C. Can anyone tell me how should I do this? Sockets for these tube are very rare and the tubes are high reliability, so socket not essential. Patrick Have you tried using some sandpaper on the pins to clean them? That usually does the trick for me,when I find one of those "impossible solder jobs".Unless the pins are aluminum or something like that,it should work. |
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"Patrick" schreef in bericht
. be... I want to solder cv 173 tubes directly in a circuit without using a socket. The pins come straight out of the flat glass tube bottom. It's impossible to solder a wire to the pins, even with the iron set to 450°C. Can anyone tell me how should I do this? Sockets for these tube are very rare and the tubes are high reliability, so socket not essential. Patrick For the CV173 / EF55 the base is of the B9G type, see : http://www.r-type.org/inx/inx00037.htm For "B9G tube socket" Google produced f.e. : http://www.bel-tubes.co.uk/sockets.htm but you may try "T9A", "Enne-al" or "Loctal(-9p)" too. Another one: (lekker kort bij huis, zeeuws vlaanderen) http://www.kent-electronics.nl/ Download PDF "Kent Gazette 09/2003" and have a look at page 7, "buisvoeten", third line of the table, B9G. Alternatively you could make your own tube socket using "Loose PCB sockets", see : http://www.harwin.com/icsockets/pcbs...pcbsockets.asp , For several drawings of the tube base, see : http://home.planet.nl/~frank.philips...s.html#enne-al notice the difference between bases, but all pins are 1.1mm Only a few drawings of the 1mm Harwin socket series list the recommended pin diameter being 1.05-0.9mm. With 1.1mm tube base pins of th CV173 that's a tight fit, but doable I guess. Rgds, Jan. |
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Patrick wrote:
I want to solder cv 173 tubes directly in a circuit without using a socket. The pins come straight out of the flat glass tube bottom. It's impossible to solder a wire to the pins, even with the iron set to 450°C. Can anyone tell me how should I do this? Sockets for these tube are very rare and the tubes are high reliability, so socket not essential. I've soldered directly to pins of 7 and 9 pin miniature tubes. But first you need to use a small "needle" file to remove the plating on the pins. Then tin the pins. An alternate is to remove the contacts from some tube sockets that you're willing to destroy. Then create a new socket using circuit board material to hold the contacts in a pattern that will fit the tube. |
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How about just getting some the enlosed connector type sockets and pulling the pins out and sliding them on without a socket? Robert Casey wrote: Patrick wrote: I want to solder cv 173 tubes directly in a circuit without using a socket. The pins come straight out of the flat glass tube bottom. It's impossible to solder a wire to the pins, even with the iron set to 450°C. Can anyone tell me how should I do this? Sockets for these tube are very rare and the tubes are high reliability, so socket not essential. I've soldered directly to pins of 7 and 9 pin miniature tubes. But first you need to use a small "needle" file to remove the plating on the pins. Then tin the pins. An alternate is to remove the contacts from some tube sockets that you're willing to destroy. Then create a new socket using circuit board material to hold the contacts in a pattern that will fit the tube. Bob H. Just grab that plate in one hand, the chassis in the other, and FEEL the power of tube audio!!! (not literally, of course, just kidding. DON'T DO THAT!) |
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Bob Hedberg wrote:
How about just getting some the enlosed connector type sockets and pulling the pins out and sliding them on without a socket? That would work, though I'd be happier if the pins are held in place with a piece of circuit board or some other insulating material. Otherwise the mechanical slop with loose pins might allow them to short to adjacent pins. |
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Patrick wrote:
Steel won't be difficult to solder but it might lose its spring properties. Any advise/ comments? Try it, you'll immediately know if the springiness is changed or not. As a test before you commit to using this idea. Springiness doesn't go bad later on, it goes bad (if it actually will) immediately after the soldering. |
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"Patrick" wrote in message
e... Steel won't be difficult to solder but it might lose its spring properties. Any advise/ comments? Springs are tempered at almost that temperature, so you're okay. In fact it should be good to 600°F or so... not something you're likely to reach in normal soldering. Above that temp, it reduces the yield strength of the metal - reducing the useful stretching range before it permanently bends. Tim -- "That's for the courts to decide." - Homer Simpson Website @ http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms |
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"Patrick" schreef in bericht
e... Soldering is impossible, spot-welding would require costly equipment I tested the female contacts I took out of a Sub-D connector. They are of the milled type, fit well and provide very low resistance as well. I also plan to test miniature spring coils with a slightly lower internal diameter than the pin diameter. I practiced this on a larger diameter and they can be fitted by turning the springs on the pins in reverse direction of the winding. Steel won't be difficult to solder but it might lose its spring properties. Any advise/ comments? Advise? Buy a socket.... Not difficult to get, see my post of 13-12-03. Quote. http://www.kent-electronics.nl/ Download PDF "Kent Gazette 09/2003" and have a look at page 7, "buisvoeten", third line of the table, B9G. Unquote. Expensive? 4.55 Eurons each. Rgds, Jan. |
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