Is anyone familiar with this type of plug and socket?



They connect two chassis in an old TV. The plastic plug portion mounted under the chassis has broken and there aren't enough bits left to glue back together. The diameter of the plug appears to be a touch smaller than a standard 8-pin tube socket.

Thanks for any tips!

Regards,

Phil Nelson
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Uhhh thought I had something but mine have 9 connections total, plus are missing some of the contacts...

Thanks for looking, anyway.

I only really need the male part (the part that's mounted on the chassis), although if I could find both parts, it would be prudent to replace both. If the plastic on one has shattered, the plastic on the other may not be far behind.

Phil Nelson
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That's a strange connector. I recently acquired a kit that contains an assortment of connectors but it doesn't have one of those. The kit has the nine pin version of the one you seek, eight around and a guide pin. The connector ID sheet in the box cover doesn't include the one you need either so it wasn't a common plug. Good luck in your search.

I have an 11-pin plug and socket. Looks to be the same diameter as an octal socket, just closer spaced pins. The pins are smaller than yours, so I don't know how much current carrying capacity yours has. I also have the plug cover.

Yours for postage if it will work.

Thanks, I'll think about that. It would be simpler to find a correct male plug, since the female part is in fine shape.

This connector joins the power supply chassis to the main chassis in a 34-tube TV that's rated at 420 watts. It carries 120VAC as well as B+ and B-.

Phil Nelson
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Here's a view of the male plug from under the chassis:



The plastic part of the plug originally had a collar with "ears" that extended under the nuts of the metal mounting piece. The ears have busted away, along with part of the collar. Now it is all flapping loose -- the plastic part isn't connected to the metal mount -- so if you pull on this thing from above, you're pulling on the unsupported leads, which will soon break.

The ideal solution would be to find another plug like this and substitute it, but I'm getting the idea that nobody has such an item (or knows where to get one).

If I unsolder all of the connector leads (ugh!), I may be able to epoxy something in place of the old ears to stabilize this plug. If I do this neatly, the plug will still be serviceable, in the remote event that some insane future owner wants to replace all of these leads.

An alternative would be to ditch the whole mess and install a new Jones-type 12-pin connector. That needs a rectangular hole, of course.

Decisions, decisions . . . .

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios

It is possible that you unbolt the connector from the chassis and take a few pictures from different angles. I have fixed a weird socket by making a mold and using JB weld to recreate the plastic part.

JB Weld is what I had in mind. There is part of the collar remaining. Maybe I can epoxy the remaining piece back where it belongs and build up the ears with more epoxy. If I disconnect two or three of the shortest leads at their chassis ends, that may let me swing out the connector far enough to work on it.

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
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In case anyone's wondering, I never did find an exact replacement for this connector. Disconnecting a few leads gave me enough wiggle room to glue the broken collar back into place and reinforce it with some extra epoxy. The connector is very stable now. There's a lot more work to do on this TV, but at least this little hurdle has been crossed.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
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Excellent job. Keep us informed of your progress.