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Re: Piggyback Si transistors to simulate Ger ???

Posted: 06 Jun 2013, 13:52
by R.G.
atreidesheir wrote:Could I get a similar effect with a 2n3440 low gain (@50hfe) silicon transistor with a 1n34a tied to the base and collector to simulate leakage?
Probably. I've tried it and this reintroduces the temperature drift to an otherwise-temperature-immune silicon device. I posted this in other fora at some point.

It doesn't do much except introduce leakage, but that's good for those pedals that are otherwise leakage-biased. It fakes yet one more characteristic.

For faking the noise that surface contamination gives, there are other tricks as well. :D

Re: Piggyback Si transistors to simulate Ger ???

Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 21:53
by atreidesheir
:thumbsup

piggybacked Si drop-in replacement for leaky Ge?

Posted: 12 Jan 2015, 16:20
by ltdf50
Hi,

I've been meaning to build mictester's buzzaround-alike (https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic ... ound+alike) for quite some time now, but sourcing the Ge-transistor somehow held me back (I don't like paying shipping costs for just a single part). The solution of piggybacking Si-transistors came to my mind, not sure if it was because D-Day mentioned he built his buzzaround-alike this way in mictester's thread, or because I stumbled upon the piggybacking thread separately... anyway, the Ge-transistor in the buzzaround-alike is supposed to be leaky, so I'm wondering if piggybacking the Si-transistors like this https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic ... 60#p215212 is a drop-in replacement, or if any additional modifications are necessary.

cheers