[sdiy] diode breakage

[Paul Schreiber]

Age thing. Also, use a lead-beding jig, from Mouser for about $2.25 Helps GREATLY in bending.
Other tool recommendations at

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----- Original Message -----
From: "alex dickey" <perpetual at uswest.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 3:28 PM
Subject: [sdiy] diode breakage


> i bought this lot of 200 1N60's off of ebay and first used them the
> other day.  i could barely get them in the holes in the perfboard
> without them shattering in half.  is this a frequent problem with
> germanium diodes?  the ones i bought new from mouser i could manhandle
> quite a bit and none of them ever broke.  is this an age thing?
>
> alex
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