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paulsherwin · 13th May 2022, 11:41 am

I've also found the BC214 to be a reasonably reliable AF11x substitute, but I only use them because I bought a big bag of them for peanuts years ago so have hundreds of the things. Modern BC55xs or 2N3906s will probably work just as well. It's always worth trying whatever you have to hand.

13th May 2022, 11:41 am	#5
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,966	Re: Germanium transistor replacement I've also found the BC214 to be a reasonably reliable AF11x substitute, but I only use them because I bought a big bag of them for peanuts years ago so have hundreds of the things. Modern BC55xs or 2N3906s will probably work just as well. It's always worth trying whatever you have to hand.