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Protection board Diodes

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CDFixer

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Can the germanium diodes used on a protection board that uses 1n60/1n60P, 1n34a be replaced with silicon or maybe a silicon schottky? Germanium diodes and getting hard to find without taking a chance on fakes. Any Ideas?
 
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I feel bad because a friend of mine had to clean out his place in florida recently. I got some help from RS Steve to find homes for a lot of the vintage test equipment there. But there was thousands of diode, transistors, and other parts that probably were trashed. And I remember "thousands" of Germanium diodes probably 1N60's. They were lots of Sanyo hybrids that were sent to a guy in New Jersey, but don't think items such as diodes were saved. This place was a big parts wholsale place for original Matsushita (Panasonic), Sanyo, Fisher, Sony, etc. I was able to save some samples before the place was cleared. I will check my storage place when I can to see how many of the diodes I may have, and possible offer them in BT, more as a service than a sale.

SORRY I WAS MISTAKEN. THE THOUSANDS OF DIODES HE HAD WERE 1N4004 (400V 1a SILICON). I KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T SUBSTITUTE SILICON FOR GERMANIUM. GERMANIUM CONDUCT ~ 0.2V, WHILE SILICON CONDUCT ~0.5V
 
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No problem, that reminded me that there is a store here in so cal that a walk back to 50s bet he has some.
 
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