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1n60p

Posted: 23 Sep 2010, 01:53
by atreidesheir
Is the 1n60p diode germanium or silicon? I have seen it listed as both silicon-schottky and germanium. Could someone please provide some clarity here?

Thanks in advance.

Re: 1n60p

Posted: 23 Sep 2010, 08:56
by Hides-His-Eyes
I think you can make a diode meeting the 1n60p specification out of either; certaintly there are both Ge and Si 1n60p diodes.

It's pretty obvious once you see a photo though. Ge diodes are relatively huge.

Re: 1n60p

Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 07:46
by ozbird
Do all germanium diodes have the bent wire connection inside them?

I bought some 1N60 diodes that were listed as Germanium, but what I got were 1N60P which are probably silicon schottky (forward voltage drop approx. 0.22V)

They look similar to these:
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