07-11-2018, 02:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2018, 02:21 PM by Murphyv310.)
Hi Bob.
No it reads totally different to a germanium diode. I remember having another utility set to fix with a duff diode, it did work but would only work on the strongest of signals and then only with distortion. A germanium diode doesn't work properly in this set as the circuitry is designed for the copper oxide diode which has a high forward impedance. The old TV M1 diode works well, it's possible a silicon diode may work too. I would imagine that if you modified the forward bias the diode needs in this set a germanium diode could work..... something though I have not tried.
No it reads totally different to a germanium diode. I remember having another utility set to fix with a duff diode, it did work but would only work on the strongest of signals and then only with distortion. A germanium diode doesn't work properly in this set as the circuitry is designed for the copper oxide diode which has a high forward impedance. The old TV M1 diode works well, it's possible a silicon diode may work too. I would imagine that if you modified the forward bias the diode needs in this set a germanium diode could work..... something though I have not tried.
