Low HFE germanium transistor uses

[darrenw6000]

Anyone know any good projects for them low hfe germaniums?

[midwayfair]

How low are we talking?

Assuming the leakage is low enough, Darlingtons are the most obvious usage.

If it's just low like 50 or something, they'll work fine in a bunch of things even if you may need to rebias them.

[darrenw6000]

I've got a few oc45 that are 16-40

[zombie_rock123]

If theyre the cheap disposable russian transistors then I woulda suggested some experimentation with Mictesters Secret Sauce. Ive breadboarded it a few times and love the clipping that the transistors give.

As midwayfair points out Darlingtons are a way of using them - leakage dependent, either just in place of a normal transistors or in something like purpose built like the Germocide/Germageddon fuzzes.