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Don't buy AC128s from Farnell UK!!

6/19/2000 9:07 AM
Liam	Don't buy AC128s from Farnell UK!! Hi All, Thought I'd turn my silicon fuzz face into a real one at the weekend. Bought 4 AC128 from Farnell, got the two that had the closest to recommended Hfe and slung the circuit together. It sounded so bad that I assumed I had made a mistake on the stripboard (broken motorboat noises). As an experiment (after 2 hours of looking for my mistake!) I stuck a pair of PNP silicon transistors in the circuit, and it sounded OK (for a silicon fuzz face). So if you're in the UK and want Germaniums - don't be tempted by the new production AC128's at RS and Farnell - you'll be wasting your money, and they're not cheap. Liam

6/19/2000 9:07 AM

Liam

Don't buy AC128s from Farnell UK!!

Hi All,

Thought I'd turn my silicon fuzz face into a real one at the weekend. Bought 4 AC128 from Farnell, got the two that had the closest to recommended Hfe and slung the circuit together. It sounded so bad that I assumed I had made a mistake on the stripboard (broken motorboat noises).

As an experiment (after 2 hours of looking for my mistake!) I stuck a pair of PNP silicon transistors in the circuit, and it sounded OK (for a silicon fuzz face).

So if you're in the UK and want Germaniums - don't be tempted by the new production AC128's at RS and Farnell - you'll be wasting your money, and they're not cheap.

Liam

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R.G. Yeah, I tried some of those. Same r... -- 6/19/2000 12:18 PM