[Boatanchors] Razor Blade Rectification

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

John, 	
	
It is whatever the blue film is that is the "blue" of the Marlin, or Gillette,
Blue Blade that reacts with the Graphite in the pencial lead, and the baser
metal, to cause the rectification. The question is, what is that blue film?	


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From: J. Forster <jfor@quik.com>
To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer@usol.com>
Cc: boatanchors@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Razor Blade Rectification
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:36 PM

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

> Question: exactly what made the Marlin or the Gillette razor blade work as a
> diode for rectification? Some say it was the special electric printing of the
> product name on the blade and others claim it was what the blade was made of.

Likely, a point contact diode was formed at the interface between the pencil
lead
and oxide film. Likely a hacksaw blade or clock spring would work as well.

-John