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Old 02-01-2019, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by old_coot88 View Post
I've always found germanium diodes to show signifigant reverse leakage when checked with an ohmmeter (compared to a Si diode's zero reverse leakage). Yet the Ge diodes always worked normally.
It may depend on what voltage your ohmmeter applies.
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