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1N34A

Ge Signal Diode DO-7 TH.332 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors; Germanium diode; Standard Diode; Diode 1N34A; Germanium Diode.

Datasheet · archived copy; the part is discontinued and the maker no longer publishes it

Substitutes same kind

Diodes of the same kind; for clipping, the forward drop is what you hear. The figures are read off each part's datasheet (this one's from page 1), typical where the sheet gives a typical value, otherwise the maximum. Closest first; the last column says what differs. A different part can change the sound, and a circuit may lean on one particular figure, so read the build document's notes before you swap.

This part

PartVfIf maxVrtrrCjPackageBoards
1N34A1 V @ 5 mA0.05 A65 VDO-7332

Vf is only a 1 V maximum at 5 mA, so the low knee that makes it a soft clipper is not specified; leakage is high (up to 500 µA at 50 V).

Alternatives

PartVfIf maxVrtrrCjPackageBoardsDiffers
OA901 V @ 10 mA30 V10Gold-bonded germanium; Vf is only a 1 V maximum at 10 mA, so the low knee is not specified.
AA1120.95 V @ 10 mA20 V320 V reverse. Gold-bonded germanium; Vf is only a 0.95 V maximum at 10 mA, so the low knee is not specified.
OA910.18 V @ 0.1 mA0.05 A115 VDO-78Point-contact germanium, typically 0.18 V at 0.1 mA (spread 0.1 to 0.25 V).
OA950.18 V @ 0.1 mA0.05 A115 VDO-71Point-contact germanium, typically 0.18 V at 0.1 mA, slightly lower drop at 10 mA than the OA91.
1N2701 V @ 200 mA0.04 A100 V0.8 pFDO-764Vf is given only as a 1 V maximum at 200 mA, so the sheet says nothing about the clipping knee.
1N1001 V @ 40 mA0.07 A100 VDO-71Gold-bonded germanium; Vf is only a 1 V maximum at 40 mA, so the low knee is not specified.
OA470.17 V @ 0.1 mA0.05 A25 V1Gold-bonded germanium with a low 0.40 V drop at 10 mA; a miniature OA7.
0A90.16 V @ 0.1 mA0.035 A25 V1OA9 gold-bonded germanium with a very low 0.32 V drop at 10 mA; single-ended glass body.
AA1191.5 V @ 10 mA45 V3higher forward drop. Gold-bonded germanium; Vf is only a 1.5 V maximum at 10 mA, so the low knee is not specified.
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