>I'm always curious why anyone would need a germanium diode when there
>are MUCH better diodes readily available.  I do give credence to efforts
>at restoring original equipment.

Could you give an example type number that is not 'unavailabilium' in
small quantity ?

Ge is good in certain circuits because it has a soft knee. Replacing it
with a sharp knee modern Shottky or whatever diode produces entirely
different results.

Peter

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different
ways.  See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.