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Re: tunnel diodes

At 07:56 AM 11/7/00 -0500, Jorge Hoyos wrote:

Someone knows of a source of inexpensive and low current (a few
ma) tunnel diodes. I am interested in them for showing beginer
electronics students such an interesting negative resistance
characteristic the tunnel diodes have.

Take a look at
http://www.americanmicrosemi.com/tutorials/tunneldiode.htm

1) Ask AMS if they will sell to you directly.

2) If not, pick a part number at random e.g. 1n3717 and see who has heard
of it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=1n3717

There are several. Pick one.