iamjackslackof
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Hi all,
Curious about the Ge PNP transistor in the Sidecar/Pillion. Docs say a Ge diode can be substituted. I'm assuming this means that the transistor is acting solely as a diode and not as an amplifier. If so, does this mean that the hFE or any other parameters, save Vf, don't matter? I tried swapping in some different Ge transistors, and got little to no change, whereas the overall gain definitely changes when swapping the Si transistor.
Thanks!
Curious about the Ge PNP transistor in the Sidecar/Pillion. Docs say a Ge diode can be substituted. I'm assuming this means that the transistor is acting solely as a diode and not as an amplifier. If so, does this mean that the hFE or any other parameters, save Vf, don't matter? I tried swapping in some different Ge transistors, and got little to no change, whereas the overall gain definitely changes when swapping the Si transistor.
Thanks!
