: > TC'ing a Si transistor with Si diodes is no tougher than TC'ing a Ge : > transistor with Ge diodes, EXCEPT the Ge will probably thermally : > run-away in spite of your efforts. : : I gues we were thinking of 2 different things then. Ges can be used : back to back in an opamp circuit to give a nice nonlinear effect, with : no bias. I dont know exactly what the OP's doing, thats just the usual : design I've seen. : : : NT
Well, since you let the cat out of the bag. Yes indeed, that's one of the things I'm doing, using Ge's back to back. I wasn't aware that it's been done before however. HopefullyI've found some new ways to use them The range of things that can be sonically done with them and with "elegant simplicity" is most impressive. Welcome to the whacky world of guitar FX design where the worst parts are sometimes the best :-)