Motorola VT-71 resto almost completed.

[Chris K]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

The venerable 1N4007 without any added series resistance. Done that on 2 electrostatic Motorola's, soon to be 3.

I picked up a 9VT1 similar to compucats and refinished it. Once my Dumont Manchu is done (it's close) the moto is probably next.

I also picked up a better blond cabinet with a melted mask... I'm planning to eventually take the good mask in my lousy blond cabinet out, make a mold so I can cast replacements then transfer it to the other cabinet.

In a search I've seen some use the 1N5408. Would either be appropriate? I've got a bag of 007s but none of the latter. Any advantage using one over the other?

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Chris K

In a search I've seen some use the 1N5408. Would either be appropriate? I've got a bag of 007s but none of the latter. Any advantage using one over the other?

Either should be fine. The main difference is the 5408 is 3A and the 4007 is 1A. IIRC the original seleniums are something like 0.3-0.5A so either one has plenty of headroom.