Re: Arghhhhhhhhhh!

I got my two tubes at JDR Microdevices a long time ago. Back when
they still had a retail store here in Silicon Valley. I get the
impression you're located in Great Britain, right? Dunno much about
the electronic stores over there. :-) Any good electronics supply
house should have it. However, if none are nearby, I did see a few
tubes of the stuff on eBay. Here's one auction for the stuff:

   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130020286196

___
Ken

simon wrote:
> sounds like a great idea,
> The Tube has at some point be driven by a 6100 and someone had glue a
> plastic pin holder in place so the 6100 style connector would fit. I
> removed this but the pins had been bent into a kind of arc. I have been
> testing a fair few Amp HV boards with this machine and I guess it had
> just had enough. Is Ebay the best bet for conductive epoxy?
> I had better start using my 19" monitor for tests from now on.
> Thanks for all the ideas
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Sumrall" <ksumrall@pacbell.net>
> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:40 PM
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Arghhhhhhhhhh!
>
>
>> Better yet, use two part conductive epoxy. It works well. It
>> doesn't conduct when wet, but after curing for several hours, it is
>> superhard, conducts well, and sticks great.
>>
>> I would also consider modifying the socket by cutting out the connector
>> for that pin. That way, you could insert the tube in the socket without
>> stressing the broken pin, and then push the focus connection on
>> seperately
>> and gingerly.
>>
>> How'd you manage to break it in the first place?
>>
>> ___
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> John Robertson wrote:
>>
>>> At 8:45 PM +0100 8/26/06, simon wrote:
>>>
>>>> While testing the new transformer I snapped the focus pin of my 25"
>>>> star wars CRT! bugger!
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> The tube still has vacuum and I can see the end of the pin in the
>>>> glass, has anyone got a good tip for fixing this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> REALLY TINY WELDING...or...
>>>
>>> You might get by with a copyrighted John's Jukes LTD. (AKA
>>> Flippers.com) Kludge.
>>>
>>> Use the broken off pin in in the socket sticking out a bit so it will
>>> touch the broken leg, then put a drop of conductive silver or copper
>>> repair liquid (such as the expensive pen or the car window defogger
>>> repair kits) on the pin. Now put some silicone (RTV) glue on the
>>> socket and press the sucker home. Hold it in place for 24 hours to
>>> set. Really BIG elastics? Test the process first of course.
>>>
>>> This is a kludge fix, but with RTV you can cut the glue seal and
>>> separate the neck socket from the tube in case the focus connection
>>> fails again in the future. You MUST glue the socket to the tube base
>>> so the focus pin is held firmly to the broken pin and the
>>> silver/copper paint bond.
>>>
>>> John :-#)#
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9
>>> Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, VideoGames)
>>> www.flippers.com
>>> "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out"
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Received on Sun Aug 27 04:29:07 2006