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germanium

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3/8/2000 5:52 AM
Jered	germanium Are germanium transistors always packaged in metal cans? Thanks. Take care, Jered

3/8/2000 8:24 AM
paul perry	Most of mine are in glass.

3/8/2000 8:33 AM
Jered	Hi Paul, your germanium transistors are in glass? Or are you talking about diodes? Jered

3/8/2000 4:11 PM
R.G.	All the Ge transistors I've ever seen are in metal cans. Ge diodes have always been in glass or metal packages.

3/8/2000 6:24 PM
Jered	Thanks, thats all I needed to know. Take care, Jered

3/16/2000 2:07 PM
johnny	Can anyone tell me of a current source for Ge transistors? I mean, are they as common as everything else so that I can just call up Mouser and order some? thanks, js

3/8/2000 7:23 PM
Mike Burgundy	really, really old germaniums are sometimes black-laquered glass, some with a red dot marking that looks like it's put there by hand.... Have a few around, nothing to get excited about though. Oh, RG, did you get my message? (mail/Aron's BBS)

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