Posted on 02/08/2025 8:39:10 PM PST by simpson96
How do you fill anything with holes?
Police say they are not investigating the incident as a road rage shooting, but have not released any further information.
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Must not have a gum permit have to let it slide don’t want to be called raciest.
Front and center: 2N168A
Very Ancient Germanium NPN Transistor
Type Designator: 2N168A
Material of Transistor: Ge
Polarity: NPN
Maximum Collector Power Dissipation (Pc): 0.065 W
Maximum Collector-Base Voltage |Vcb|: 15 V
Maximum Collector-Emitter Voltage |Vce|: 15 V
Maximum Collector Current |Ic max|: 0.02 A
Max. Operating Junction Temperature (Tj): 85 °C
Transition Frequency (ft): 3 MHz
Collector Capacitance (Cc): 5 pF
Forward Current Transfer Ratio (hFE), MIN: 40
Noise Figure, dB: -
Package: OV17
https://alltransistors.com/transistor.php?transistor=1193
And it is Ancient! I’m sure I have a substitute on hand, but in a different package. I might even find one of those listed in the photo, if I dug around.
Germanium is a low current device. Largely displaced by silicon.
“The main difference between germanium and silicon transistors in switching circuits, be they either PNP or NPN transistors is that VBE for small germanium is about 0.3 volts whilst those of silicon are about 0.7 volts. Also germanium are more sensitive to heat than silicon and can end up in thermal runaway and destroy themselves. “
Yep, good old germanium transistors. Guitarists love them in their fuzz pedals and seek them out. That’s how I first learned about them...
I can see that. Lots of musicians still prefer tube type amplifiers.
Apparently you can, with “bullet holes in Georgia.” Sort of like “duck in orange sauce.” They must be more substantial than regular bullet holes.
It’s all in the name.
>> Can you really fill a truck with holes? <<
It’s even harder to fill a truck with bullet holes are they are quite small!
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