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Cards are widely available, even new. Their main problem will be getting it running! For example: if there are germanium transistors in it, they often fail, an
by MagicPropmaker 7y ago
Cards are widely available, even new.
Their main problem will be getting it running! For example: if there are germanium transistors in it, they often fail, and you can't get modern replacements easily.
Every board will need to be checked component by component and it will have to be powered up very carefully. Just getting everything connected together and damaged cables repaired will take a long time.
- jhallenworld 7y agoNot true! USSR produced germanium transistors much longer than the west. Large quantities are available on eBay. For example here they are being used for radio repair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wet7QameYc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wet7QameYc4 The main annoyance is the shipping delay. One interesting thing I learned is that the metal can germanium transistors are often more reliable than the first generation of silicon transistors: those domed-top epoxy ones are all terrible.
- colejohnson66 7y agoCorrect. For a Fuzz Factory guitar pedal I built instead of bought, everywhere I read online said to use the AC128 germanium transistors for a better sound. I got a pack off eBay for less than $10 shipped from the Czech Republic.