In article , Don Pearce
wrote:
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:48:50 -0000, "Malcolm Stewart"
wrote:

"Eiron" wrote in message
...

I bet the transistors are germanium too. -- Eiron.

... and what's wrong with germanium?

Thermal runaway is just the first thing that comes to mind.

Fear not. Most of the 'bad' Ge transistors are probably long-dead. The ones
that have survived this long are the cast-iron ones. ;-)

Slainte,

Jim

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