u/squonktearz

Came across some germanium diodes in an old stash
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Came across some germanium diodes in an old stash

These were in a box of old components I got from basically an estate of a professor/radio enthusiast after he passed and am just now going through all of them. I’m fairly new to building pedals, but aren’t these generally sought after? Everything in the box was old as hell with yellowed plastic and RadioShack packaging, likely at least 30 years old.

Since I’m new, I’d also like to ask what circuits you’d build with these specifically, if they are what I think they are. I am well experienced in elec tech stuff like soldering and testing so building is no issue. My electronics theory is lacking however so I’m not at the circuit design stage yet, still learning there.

u/squonktearz — 23 hours ago