Tube socket and method of using same

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A socket for mounting a cathode ray tube having a plurality of conductive contact elements disposed about the neck thereof comprises a housing defining a central aperture extending therethrough for receipt of the tube neck spaced, conductive contacts mounted on the housing with first end portions adjacent to the central aperture for engagement with the conductive contacts elements disposed about the tube neck and, a removable plug extending across and substantially completely obstructing the central aperture intermediate the first contact end portions and the plane of the housing front surface. The removable plug blocks the passage of solder from the front of the central aperture to the …