-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 DJ Delorie wrote: >> How to put tube on a PCB (software, not the real board), anyway? > > Tubes aren't special - you create a footprint using vias such that you > have plated holes wherever the tube's socket needs them (you normally > wouldn't solder the tube itself in). In the case of spade-type pins, > you'd use the width of the spade pin as the diameter of the drill > (plus a few thou for clearance). > > (see http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350093246441) > > I think the only tricky part is figuring out *where* the nine holes > go, without a PDF spec for the socket. It looks like there's ten > evenly spaced slots, so every 36 degrees? Might want to write a perl > script to generate the footprint, using math to figure the > coordinates. Coded a Perl script some time ago, doing the task. I also made a PCB footprint, which never made it to a physical PCB, so handle with care :) BTW: I'd suggest using ceramic sockets like these: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110409712742 But PCB through-hole tube sockets tend to stress the tube so the vacuum might degrade -- at least some claim that. CU - - cl -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKeD6MWo2QgtqY4K8RAi/NAKCcbWlGdADymHI9EYVnpmUFk6BI5wCfeClo +P+ByDhKKrMnJEWiXHFKQ9I= =gfkC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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