Identifying germanium diode

[RhPf Electronics]

I'm not gonna post a picture of the said diode, but either OP has a great sense of humor, or I dont wanna know... just cracked up reading this.

 

[JohnnyCreepy]

NOS US are measured with inches and european ones with cm ruler. Common knowledge, I assume we all knew it???

 

[lowpitch]

Needs a little bit of foreplay as well in case it's a grower, not a shower. Just softly stroke it from anode to cathode. Also, make sure to start measuring right down at the base - everybody does.

 

[Fama]

Needs a little bit of foreplay as well in case it's a grower, not a shower. Just softly stroke it from anode to cathode. Also, make sure to start measuring right down at the base - everybody does.

I thought you had to be careful when measuring germanium parts because they, uh, react easily to being touched by human hands, I guess, and that can throw off the measurements?

 

[Feral Feline]

Always use millimetres (mm).

For example...

3" is 7.62cm, which is 76.2mm.​

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3 is smaller than 7, which is smaller than 76 = millimetres for the win.​

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76mm is the biggest.​

Now for all of you fondling Germanium Transistors to excite their hybrid Forward Emitters' DC Base Current, probing their parts' active region, interfering in the relationship between their input current and output current...
FOR SHAME! HAVE YOU NO DECORUM !?!

That's blatant hFE-effectual harassment, you all oughta know Beta than that.

 

[JohnnyCreepy]

I thought you had to be careful when measuring germanium parts because they, uh, react easily to being touched by human hands, I guess, and that can throw off the measurements?

I usually measure ’em either on a metal spoon or holding with tweezers to reduce value dilation……

 

[lowpitch]

I thought you had to be careful when measuring germanium parts because they, uh, react easily to being touched by human hands, I guess, and that can throw off the measurements?

That's exactly right. Germanium is very sensitive

 

[Fama]

That's exactly right. Germanium is very sensitive

And there's nothing wrong with that Every transistor is special and equally valuable in it's own way