In a message dated 11/26/06 7:41:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I measured the forward voltage drops on various junkbox > diodes and the 1N91's show about 0.11 V. This seems even *lower* than > what I expect from a 1N34. Any reason not to use a 1N91 for this? > 1N91 is germanium, like the 1N34. But while 1N34 is a small-signal diode, 1N91 is a power rectifier. That means a lot more capacitance and back leakage. I don't know if that will matter. 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
