07-07-2020, 07:35 PM
Mike Watterson Wrote:The 1N60 performed to lower signal levels than a 1N5819 HP Schottky signal diode, which is also seriously more expensive.
The 1N5819 is actually intended as a low power rectifier (1A) rather than a microamp signal diode. As such it'll have power-level capacitances, which might explain poor results. It does have a higher voltage drop (0.4V) than Ge point-contact, but not as high as PN silicon, like 1N4148.
(It does make a decent rectifier for power supplies - I know, I've used it!)
