Hi guys.
Today I´m trying to rebuild a WSW eq from the 60´s. It has 2 germanium diodes BZY83C10 in series, that are very hard to find. I wonder how these diodes can be replaced.
It also has 3 germanium transistors 2N2613, also hard to find
Any advice is useful...
Today I´m trying to rebuild a WSW eq from the 60´s. It has 2 germanium diodes BZY83C10 in series, that are very hard to find. I wonder how these diodes can be replaced.
It also has 3 germanium transistors 2N2613, also hard to find
Any advice is useful...
The B in BZY stands for silicon (or another semiconductor with about the bandgap of silicon) and the Z for Zener, so I think these are 10 V silicon Zener diodes. Try to find other 10 V silicon Zener diodes with the same or a slightly higher power rating and they should work fine.
If you can find a datasheet somewhere (on the internet or in an old databook), you can look up the power rating and try to find another 10 V Zener with the same or a slightly higher power rating. If not, you can try to find one that has about the same size, chances are that it also has the same power rating then.
Replace with BZX83C-10, 500mW rating.
https://datasheet.datasheetarchive.com/originals/distributors/Databooks-5/Document257179.pdf
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