Hey folks.
I just acquired a transistor tester to sort through several batches of germanium transistors. This tester measures gain as Beta and leakage (Ico) in microamps. My question is how do I determine the true gain of the transistor (total gain minus the leakage) when I know Beta and the leakage in microamps? Thanks.
Tim
Check the transistor tester at geofex.com :D
Thanks Brett. I have built and used the transistor checker described in the Technology of the Fuzz Face article. However, I'm a sucker for old test equipment, such as this transistor testor, and was hoping that I could use it for testing germanium transistors. After receiving it, I realized the units for gain and leakage were not the same, but figured there must be a way around that-some calculation of sorts. I'll have to think about it some more.