Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Looky what I found ! Geez, I'm a dork for getting excited about these. But they are kinda cute ! GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasonfuzz Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 24.71 posts per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by jasonfuzz 24.71 posts per day Like I said, I'm a dork ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleStrat Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 The real question is what are you making with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by PurpleStrat The real question is what are you making with them? Not sure yet. It'll be a while before I get a chance to test them fully, but theyre in the absolute PERFECT hfe range for a Big Muff style circuit. Also should be good for LPB clones, or even high gain silicon Fuzz Faces. I also have a few designs of my own that these might be cool in. GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZachOmega Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 I was just going to say that I've seen that style transistor in a Big Muff before. -Zach OmegaP.S. Gringo, your mailbox if full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by ZachOmega P.S. Gringo, your mailbox if full. Thanks for the heads up. I cleared a bit of room out ! GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir H C Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 GE - G11 point contact germanium, NOS. Handwritten serial numbers. Bunch of germanium Kewl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by GRINGO_LOCO high gain silicon Fuzz Faces GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by Sir H C GE - G11 point contact germanium, NOS. Handwritten serial numbers. Bunch of germanium [/img] NICE ! Did I mention that I'm a "dork" ? Here are a few of my little friends GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dangerous dan Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by jasonfuzz 24.71 posts per day Some people do need to get out a bit more...... or play their guitar !!.... have you checked out this; Top 10 posters Some people there on 35-45 posts a day, can't be good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by dangerous dan Some people do need to get out a bit more...... or play their guitar !!.... have you checked out this; Top 10 posters Some people there on 35-45 posts a day, can't be good for you. I've been on vacation, so I'm online a bit more. That being said, I've been out quite a bit so far today ! GRINGO P.S. Its pretty easy to rack up posts quickly if you get into a "conversation" with someone in a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir H C Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Cool shots. I have to get some pics of my collection. I have the groovy ones I use (bunches of 2N404s and the like) and the collector ones (TA-153, WE 4B and 4C, those GE ones and a bunch of 2 digit 2N transistors). http://users.arczip.com/rmcgarra2/xstr.html has some of mine (the opto devices I know are from me), and otherwise is a great source of information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by Sir H C Cool shots. I have to get some pics of my collection. I have the groovy ones I use (bunches of 2N404s and the like) and the collector ones (TA-153, WE 4B and 4C, those GE ones and a bunch of 2 digit 2N transistors). http://users.arczip.com/rmcgarra2/xstr.html has some of mine (the opto devices I know are from me), and otherwise is a great source of information. Those little GT309's (the "flying saucer" looking Russian ones) are really cool. You might want to look into those for some of your projects, if you dont already have them ! 404's are cool, and easy to find. I don't know why more people don't talk about them. Sure, there are lots of unusable and leaky ones, but they were so plentiful that you can still get them cheap and just test them out. Another couple "better known" ones that I'm a fan of is the AC187 (NPN germ) and AC188 (PNP germ). Great tone, really useful, and lots of good ones out there. Then again, I'm sure you were already aware of all that, so I'm not sure why I bothered mentioning it ! oh well, GRINGO OH...BTW...I recently picked up the 1965 Sams Transistor Substitution Handbook. Lots of data on obsolete transistors. If you'd like to take a look at it, I could mail it to you as a "loaner" for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 What did you dorks raid Akihabara 10 years ago?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir H C Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 I might have that manual. I have the 2nd edition GE transistor manual goes all the way up to the 2N434. I am a hamfester and so have picked up a lot of these old manuals and transistors dirt cheap. I have tons of unmarked Germaniums that were made up in Pennsylvania a long time back. Looks like they didn't take the ink well and were just junked. No one cared (or really cares) for the germanium transistors in that set, so you can still find some killer deals. Gotta love the old transistors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by Sir H C I might have that manual. I have the 2nd edition GE transistor manual goes all the way up to the 2N434. I am a hamfester and so have picked up a lot of these old manuals and transistors dirt cheap. I have tons of unmarked Germaniums that were made up in Pennsylvania a long time back. Looks like they didn't take the ink well and were just junked. No one cared (or really cares) for the germanium transistors in that set, so you can still find some killer deals. Gotta love the old transistors. I love hamfests I go with my dad every year (its kind of an old tradition for us) to the Dayton Hamfest. The 1965 Sams has 2N34 THRU 2N3552, 2SA12-SD134, 3N45-3TX004, and so on, all the way thru Ac's, OC, etc, etc...plus it lists diodes. GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by catalinbread What did you dorks raid Akihabara 10 years ago?!? You're just jealous that we got there first ! GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by GRINGO_LOCO You're just jealous that we got there first ! GRINGO I guess! I try to not design stuff around obsolete components... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by catalinbread I guess! I try to not design stuff around obsolete components... Thats because you build bunches of pedals for a "living" (which you do quite well, i might add). Me, I just build a few things here and there "for fun", so obsolete components are fine for me. GRINGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted November 22, 2006 Members Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by GRINGO_LOCO Thats because you build bunches of pedals for a "living" (which you do quite well, i might add). Me, I just build a few things here and there "for fun", so obsolete components are fine for me. GRINGO I have a lot of respect for folks who can find weirdo parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZachOmega Posted November 23, 2006 Members Share Posted November 23, 2006 Since it was mentioned in passing...has anybody actually bought any of those germanium transistors on ebay being sold from "The Russian Federation"...It is something like 50 of them for under 5$. I'm so tempted, but I know you get what you pay for sometimes. Are these a good deal or just junk? -Zach Omega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted November 23, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2006 Originally posted by ZachOmega Since it was mentioned in passing...has anybody actually bought any of those germanium transistors on ebay being sold from "The Russian Federation"...It is something like 50 of them for under 5$. I'm so tempted, but I know you get what you pay for sometimes. Are these a good deal or just junk? -Zach Omega WORST CASE SCENARIO...USE THEM AS GERMANIUM DIODES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted November 23, 2006 Members Share Posted November 23, 2006 Originally posted by catalinbread I guess! I try to not design stuff around obsolete components... Oooh, bitch!! Snapity snap with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted November 23, 2006 Members Share Posted November 23, 2006 Originally posted by gil1 Oooh, bitch!! Snapity snap with that. Man I was just teasing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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