N_Cook wrote in message
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Allodoxaphobia wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:35:11 -0000, N_Cook wrote:
In this case someone has been moving all 12AX7 type tubes around and
forcing
them in or something. Anyway pins are bent and drunken and deforming
the
sockets. Any tips for straightening ? A brass block with precisely
engineered holes to push back all into alignment ? a metal cylinder
with
9
peripheral axial channels to go inside the pinning and something to
run
around on the outer sides of the pins ?

These things exist. e.g.:
http://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php...1418&mode=view
Just up from the very bottom of the page.

GFGI for [ "7-pin" "9-pin" straightener ]

No comment on this: http://www.stevenjohnson.com/tubepinst.htm

Jonesy
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From that collection, my idea for non-engineered tool.
I will try a ring of 9 Souriau connector pins (just the right bore ) on
the
pins of a brand new valve, setting the pins in heat settable fire-cement.
Then use preceeded by individual pin straightening with parallel jaw
pliers.


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A 20 minute job making a straightener and pins are now sober. It would have
taken that to track down a UK supplier and order one and then 3 days at
least.
Also my method could be used for non-standard pinnings


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