SUMMER TIME HEAT AND GERMANIUM TRANSISTORS

byoc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:42 am

Keep in mind that germanium transistors are devices that were intended to be used at room temperature. If you don't have air conditioning and you don't live in Alaska, chances are that your fuzz pedal will sound like poop.

mafew129 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:36 pm

will the heat also effect the output? ie lower output b/c of high temp?

Naz Nomad · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:57 am

"SUMMER TIME HEAT" ... ????

Nope, you lost me.

frequencycentral · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:31 am

Naz Nomad wrote:

"SUMMER TIME HEAT" ... ????

Nope, you lost me.

He doesn't mean us Naz, we're ok. Though you might like to run a small electric heater next to your Germs to get them up to room temperature during the British summer.

crbmoa · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:16 am

It has been over 100 degrees F ( 37.77777 °C for those of you not living in the Good Ol USA!) for a week.

Been riding my bike. I am starting to make poopy noises, too.

FF_Pedals · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:12 am

madbean wrote:

A true rock and roller has a dude that fans fuzz pedals for him while he jams.

Or even classier, an ice sculpted pedal board.

Naz Nomad · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:16 am

crbmoa wrote:

It has been over 100 degrees F ( 37.77777 °C for those of you not living in the Good Ol USA!) for a week.

You get degrees, we get 'inches of rain' ... :evil:

frequencycentral · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:18 am

Hey Naz, I notice you're in West Wales - whereabouts? I spent a summer working in Little Haven some years ago, I know that area pretty well.

Naz Nomad · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:56 am

I'm inland from Aberystwyth about 12 miles, quite a bit further up the coast from Haverfordwest.

crbmoa · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:27 am

Naz Nomad wrote:

crbmoa wrote:

It has been over 100 degrees F ( 37.77777 °C for those of you not living in the Good Ol USA!) for a week.

You get degrees, we get 'inches of rain' ... :evil:

I live in the desert now, but I grew up in the Willamette Valley.

Average annual rainfall from 1970 to 1994 was 51.5 inches. We had two seasons. Warm rain / cold rain.

51.5 in = 130.81 cm, according to the interwebz :wink:

fuzz_nerd · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:39 pm

Naz Nomad wrote:

Aberystwyth.

That's easy for you to say...

Sorry, that was so cheap. (I like cheap).

Roe · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2007 7:44 am **Posts:** 37

put your fuzz in the fridge like SRV did

insonicbloom · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:44 am

germanium transistors were made for people in the UK, USA people have to use poo silicon ones

Roe · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2007 7:44 am **Posts:** 37

here's a mod to make it less temperamental: add a germanium diode between base and emitter, esp on q1.

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