Special K Ge vs Si

[BenB]

Please help me understand this. The idea with this pedal is to switch between Ge and Si but the build sheet calls for D9Ks and 1N60Ps. These are both Ge….shouldn’t one of the be Si? So what’s the deal? What am I missing here? I’m also thinking about trying 1N4148s instead of the D9Ks. Or, maybe LEDs. Any thoughts???

 

[PedalBuilder]

Please help me understand this. The idea with this pedal is to switch between Ge and Si but the build sheet calls for D9Ks and 1N60Ps. These are both Ge….shouldn’t one of the be Si? So what’s the deal? What am I missing here? I’m also thinking about trying 1N4148s instead of the D9Ks. Or, maybe LEDs. Any thoughts???

1N60 is a germanium diode. 1N60P is a silicon Schottky diode. There won’t be a huge difference between a D9 series diode and a 1N60P, so you’re right that it might be worth experimenting with switching one of the sets to 1N4148s instead.