[HomeBrew] Germanium (Geranium ?)

[Jim Kearman]

> Far as I know the general design equations for
> transistor circuits apply more or less equally to
> Ge and Si, with the significant dif being the Vbe
> (.3 - .4 Si, .6 - .7 Ge).  

Isn't it the other way around? ~300 mV for germanium, ~600 mV for silicon? Blew up my first transistor in 1961, a habit I have yet to break. I'm so good at it, I got a certificate from the Flying Pigs. :)

73,

Jim, KR1S
http://kr1s.kearman.com/