germanium transistor pinout help needed.

[Zedmin_fx]

Hey all I have 8 sanyo 2sb22 germanuim transistors for a few fuzz pedals.I got  them on ebay and am wondering how one goes about finding which lead is what collector, emmiter or base? And also how do you find the hfe and such?

[foxfire]

there should be a triangle or dot or circle on the side of the can denoting the collector. and it will most likely be C/B/E. you won't hurt it if by putting it in backwards so you can always use sockets and just try it. rylan

[Zedmin_fx]

ok yea I wondered if the circle was part of it it has two little lines in it now what about the hfe ? I knew about the sockets and that I could just switch it around I just thought it would be usefull to know. thanks you much

[foxfire]

i found this, http://cgi.ebay.es/5-x-Sanio-2SB22-germanium-PNP-transistors-TO-1-Hfe-240_W0QQitemZ260243354653QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3284QQcmdZViewItem. but you'd probably have to test them if you really want to know. rylan

[Zedmin_fx]

yea thats the guy I got mine from!!

[R.G.]

Ohmmeter. For PNP, the positive negative ohmmeter lead conducts to the positive on both emitter and collector. The negative ohmmeter lead on the base doesn't conduct to either one. Test them like two diodes connected cathode to cathode.