Clipping Diodes - BAT41 vs. BAT46?
Newbie question here about clipping diodes.
Is there a big difference between a BAT41 and BAT46 when used as a clipping diode? Will the only difference between the two be that the BAT41 will start clipping sooner?
Thanks
Is there a big difference between a BAT41 and BAT46 when used as a clipping diode? Will the only difference between the two be that the BAT41 will start clipping sooner?
Thanks
- skylark44
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BUMP!...I'm also curious whether there would be a noticeable difference, in tone...if I substituted 2 parallel BAT46's for BAT 41's, in a passive "distortion" circuit. Or would the 41's clipping just start slightly sooner, compared to the 46's?
Not sure if it helps any, I still don't know that actual answer myself, but I breadboarded a L.Lius clone with the bat41s in place of the bat46s. The LL has three clipping settings, one being parallel diodes I believe. It sounded pretty dern good to me. The only thing I noticed was that there was volume drop when in the parallel clipping mode, but I was expecting that anyways. Perhaps the volume drop would be less with the bat46s if they are clipping a little later.
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- briggs
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Thanks for clearing that one up. Guess I mixed up the specs between the two
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- skylark44
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So if I use teo diodes, in series...it will clip more, giving more of a "distortion" effect? (am I understanding this correctly? ). Also, will doing this be slightly louder, than using parallel diodes?
- briggs
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