The front plate is done:
Dieter's Nixie Tube
Tester
last update: 2011-03-04
August, 22th 2005:
The front plate is done:
The front plate is made of 3mm thick anodised aluminium.
The letters are engraved.
This is only the front plate of the Socket- Box.
The power supply and the meters and in another case.
This Tube Tester will test every Nixie I know. Also Pandicons.
As you can see, also a switch for the typical Z-Voltages (Uclamp)
For example to analyze the blue spot problem of IN-18 tubes and so on.
November, 27th 2005:
The sockets are mounted:
First, thanks to all
who helped me to find these rare sockets!
It took me more than one year to get them all together!
The tester contains the following sockets:
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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SK-207 | 14 | SK-207 | 0.45mm (0.018") | - | various | Auch genannt/ Also called: RTS-44. |
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55702 | 14 or 16 | Euro Grid | 0.6mm (0.025") | - | 2.54mm (0.100") | 14-Pin All Glass Miniature ?, 16-Pin Miniature ? 55702. This pin grid base version has 10 pins in the two center rows and typically 4 (rarely 6) pins in the outboard "wings". |
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SK-176 | 13 | SK-176 | 0.51mm (0.020") | oval | Various° | Auch genannt/ Also called: Subminiature Oval, RTS-32, RTS-33, SK-178 |
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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FöFsg1014 | 14 | SK-136 | 1.02mm (0.040") | oval | Various | Auch genannt/ Also called: Oval Nixie, 30254, 30256, 55705, M-128 ?, RTS-4, RTS-10, SK-144, SK-169, TSR-11P, FöFsg1017, RöFsg1014, PL31A-P (ПЛ31А-П) |
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B9A | 9 | B9A | 1.02mm (0.040") | 11.9mm (0.469") | 36° | Auch genannt/ Also called: Noval, 9 Pin Miniature, Pico 9, E9-1, E9-68 |
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11-pin- Russian | 11 | richtiger Name unbekannt/ right name unknown | 1.02mm (0.040") | 10mm (0.394") | 30° | Fassung für/ Socket for: IN-5A (ИН-5А); IN-5B (ИН-5Б); IN-8 (ИН-8); IN-2 (ИН-2). |
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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SK-116 | 11 | SK-116 | 0.45mm (0.018") | 9.4mm (0.370") | 30° | Auch genannt/ Also called: RTS-3, SK-116A, SK-118A, SK-119A, TSM-11P |
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B11A | 11 | B11A | 2.36mm (0.093") | 19.1mm | 32.7° | Auch genannt/ Also called: Sub-Magnal, B11-88 |
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U11 | 11 | U11 | 2.36mm (0.093") | 27mm (1.063") | 32.7° | Auch genannt/ Also called: Magnal, B11-1, B11-33, B11-66 |
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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TSB-12P Rodan |
12 | B12A | 2.36mm (0.093") | 27mm (1.063") | 30° | Auch genannt/ Also called: Duodecal, B12-43, TSB-12P, VH33/1201, VH33/1202 |
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TSM-13P | 13 tube, 15 socket |
TSM-13P | 1.02mm (0.040") | Outer 10: 12mm (0.472"), Inner 5: 6mm (0.236") | Outer 10: 32.73°, Inner 5: 72° | Dies ist eine sehr seltene Fassung/ This is a very odd socket |
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TSB-14P | 14 | TSB-14P | 1.02mm (0.040") | 20mm (0.790") | 22.5° | Dies ist eine sehr seltene Fassung/ This is a very odd socket |
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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B13D selfmade |
13 | B13D | 0.45mm (0.018") | 9.53mm (0.375") | 25.7° | Eine selbstgemachte Fassung/ A selfmade socket! |
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B13B Cinch chassis mount with drill |
13 | B13B | 1.02mm (0.040") | 16.7mm (0.656") | 25.7° | Auch genannt/Also called: 13-Pin All Glass, 13-17, 2422 505 00001, 2422 505 00002, B8 700 67, B8 700 69, B8 702 28, HSK-106, HSK-112, M-111 ?, RTS-1, RTS-2, RTS-6, RTS-8, RTS-9, SK-106, SK-109, SK-112, SK-120, SK-124, SK-125, SK-128, SK-130, SK-135, TSB-13P, VH13/131 |
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RTS-11 14pin |
14 | RTS-11 | 1.02mm (0.040") | 12.7mm (0.500")/ 5.4mm (0.212") |
Outer 10: 36°, Inner 4: 90° | Auch genannt/ Also called: RTS-14, RTS-18, RTS-47, RTS-48, RTS-49, RTS-50 |
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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B14A | 14 | B14A | 2.36mm (0.093") | 44.5mm (1.750") | 25.7° | The largest readout tube socket!!! Auch genannt/ Also called: Diheptal, B14-38, B14-45, SK-117. |
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PL31p (ПЛ31п) | 14 | RSH31 (РШ31) | 1mm (0.040") | 18mm (0.709") | 24.5° | Für/for:
ИН-4
(IN-4), ИН-7 (IN-7), ИН-7A (IN-7A), ИН-7Б (IN-7B), ИН-18 (IN-18), A-201. Made by Кузбассрадио in Белово, Россия (Kuzbassradio in Belovo, Russia) |
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SK-185 | 16 | SK-182 | 0.76mm (0.030") | 11.4mm (0.450") | 21.5° | Auch genannt/ Also called: 16-Pin Mini Round, IEH-866, IEH-868, RTS-54, SK-183, SK-184, SK-185, SK-193, SK-194, SK-195, SK-196, SK-197, SK-198, SK-199, SK-200. |
| Bilder/ Pictures |
Fassung/ Socket Type |
Pins/ No. of pins |
Sockel/ Base Type |
Pin- Durchm./ Pin-diam. |
Pinkreis/ Pin circle |
Pin- Abstand/ Pin Spacing |
Kurzbeschreibung/ Short Description |
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SK-137 | 17 | SK-137 | 1.02mm (0.040") | 34.9mm (1.375") | 20° | Fassung für B-7971 Röhre (SK-137, RTS-5)/ Socket for B-7971 Tube (SK-137, RTS-5) |
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B17A | 17 | B17A | 1.02mm (0.040") | 18.2mm (0.718") | 20° | Auch genannt/ Also called: B17, 17 Pin all-glass, 35708, 35709, HFD 13045, HFD 13534, SK-174 ?, VH26/1703. |
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B26A | 26 | B26A | 1.02mm (0.040") | Outer 17: 18.2mm (0.718"), Inner 9: 11.1mm (0.437") | Outer 17: 20°, Inner 9: 40° | Auch genannt/ Also called: S0-42, SK-100, SK-131, SK-174 ?. |
April, 15th 2006:
The wiring is finished:
The wiring took me more than 30 hours.. puhh..
But now.. it's done:
You surely will ask for the schematic!
Here it is:
Keep in mind, that this is only the socket- box!
The rest of the electronic will be in the electronic- box!
I made a test if the plate fits in the
case:
And it did!
I bought that aluminium suitcase at Ebay for $6.
April, 16th 2006:
Ken from the NEONIXIE-L group asked me:
Dieter, the tester looks great!
What is the cylinder that's mounted between the B13D and B9A sockets, on the
right side?
My answer was:
The cylinder is a knob, to lift up the plate when testing front view
nixies.
If I test side view Nixies, the plate lies horizontal in the case.
If I test front view Nixies (the lower and middle row of sockets) I lift it up,
to get a better view of the glow when I sit in front of the tester.
Here you see a 3D animation how I have constructed it:
You see I will put the plate in a holder in the cover of the
case.
At the frontal edge of the front plate there is a hinge.
Moreover, in the lower side of the case there is enough space for the
accessories.
I will put the cables and special adapters there.
March, 04th 2011:
Yes I know - my friends - time went by and I did no update...
But now I will ;-)
Of course the tester has grown.
I made a "Muxing Tester" and some changes, modifications and others.
I will show you that later, what I will show you today is the
Measurement Box
I used the tester for a long time like this for testing Nixie tubes:
Here you see the setup for testing standard IN-18 Nixie tubes.
On the left the power supply, meters, resistor decades, Muxing Tester.
On the right the socket box.
The next picture shows how I tested IN-8 Nixie tubes:
Of course it was a roundabout way to put all the equipment on
the table, connect it all together and so on:
So I planned to put all the parts on the left in one case:
And today I finished the case:
The Coke-Bottle is for the comparison of the size.
It is really a large thing. There will be enough space for wires, Adapters and
so on.
Here you see how it will be set up later.
TO BE CONTINUED.....
Next step will be:
The description of the Muxing Tester, The description of the complete wiring,
finishing of the Measurement box.
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