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Glad to see this thread is alive and kicking! :) In the midst of building a few pedals with 2n3904's, measured out a few and whew! that is some variance! I find it interesting that this can shift so much - any thoughts? Also, is there a way you figure out which is the best suited hfe for these...

Small Bear has orange, purple, and a few others. They come in spools for about $6 and last a long time. https://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/22-pre-bond-colors-50-ft-spool/

Adding to my confusion here - looking at Small Bear's inventory and he even lists using both a multimeter and DCA and getting different measurements: http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/germanium-diode-russian-d9b/ So now I am even more confused which device to use. For instance...

Got an email from Fluke when I asked about the test current for their diode test and they said it was specified with a test current of <1.2 mA.

Right on. That all makes sense the way you are describing it - thank you! So do you think it's safe to just measure at least the forward voltage with just a multimeter for all diodes? I'll troll some of those other forums you mentioned and am thankful to have this forum/space to learn about all...

Whoa, interesting! Thanks for doing some tests. So I am confused - and I am 100% not versed too well in electronics, so I am sure I am totally just missing something - but aren't diodes open or closed without much of a curve? I thought it would be more "on" or "off", like a square wave, once it...

Settled on the Fluke 115 and am very much happy with it so far. Such a relief to just put my worries to rest and get back to making stuff! Thanks for all of the advice everyone!

@Nostradoomus @Chuck D. Bones Thanks for the input! Sorry for the delay, but just got my new multimeter and wanted to have that for this little experiment. I laid out 6 BAT41's that I have on hand, and a) hooked up to DCA55, ran test (the test current is 4.347 average), b) diode test on Extech...

Hey all! I recently got a Peak DCA55 and have been measuring some things. Here something I am failing to understand... BAT41s are supposed to have a forward voltage of about 0.38v, yet when I measure with my DCA55 it says the forward voltage is around 0.621v. Am I missing something? Is the...

When I had the Timmy, it worked really well after my Tumnus/klone (at least for my taste). It had a nice thick tone that I still dig today!

I recently bought the Peak DCA55, so I'm ready to give germanium transistors another try! But also, other transistors and diodes. I'm hoping to better understand just what I am looking for when measuring these out: Diodes - voltage drop Germanium Transistors - gain & leakage JFET - vgs (off)...

Looking good! Those Gorva enclosures are sweeeet.

I'm definitely learning where to be thrifty and where not to be thrifty :) The 115, 116, and 117 are really all around the same price it seems...between those 3 which is the most useful? I'm willing to spend an extra $15 on the 117 if it's worth it! For some reason the "electrical work" 117...

I've had a few multimeters come and go over the years, and now that I'm finally using it pretty much every day now, I'm looking for something that I can truly rely on and have be consistent enough for these builds. I'm tempted to step to a Fluke, although not entirely sure which one (the...

No prob. I have been building for the last year or so and still very much new to this, but it's tons of fun for sure. This is actually my first response to inform and help, so things are finally looking up. Have fun with it!

My latest pedal deep dive has been into envelope filters...Earthquaker is always a good place to start, no? ;)

Hey there! You can use a 1N4744 diode there. Here's a handy chart too!

I’m in the midst of building mine too! Curious why you omitted the IC and handful of other components? Also can’t see but is your audio out jack grounded?

Greetings! Was pleasantly surprised when my Small Bear order arrived today and I started digging in. I bit the bullet and got some paired transistors for my Sunflower Fuzz that I am building. Went a little overboard but I don't think I will want to mess with germanium transistors ever again...