Replacing a transistor in a pedal

Mr Mustache · Post by **Mr Mustache** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:23 pm

The other day i got an old Transistor radio from the thrift store for 1 buck. I bought it because it has an old Germanium Transistor in it. I figured i could use it somehow.

i'd like to put it in my russian big muff to see how it sounds, does anyone know which transistor i should replace, will it work at all?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:26 pm

Get Yun to do it.

Mr Mustache · Post by **Mr Mustache** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:32 pm

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:10 pm

Well, probably not. One, most old germs were PNP, which most BMP use NPN. Second, germs have a lower gain than silicon transistors, so they are usually not going to be as "muffy" as what is in there.

There might be a way to use those old Germs as diodes, I remember seeing an article about doing that once. That might sond kool.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:21 pm

Yeah I'm pretty sure you can use a tranny as a diode if correctly setup, it is two p-n n-p junctions after all.