AC128 pins

[Al Heeley]

I have a couple of AC128's headed for a fuzz circuit but theres no tab on the case to indicate the emitter leg, just a dot. I read on a website that if you look at the underside and arrange it so the base is bottom right and the other legs are bottom left and top right, then the top right is the emitter. However, if I do that with these then the dot on the case indicated the collector. Now I'm confused. They have red print on a silver case:

BEL
AC128
bx7

then a black dot by one leg. Help!

[gtudoran]

Red dot is the colector, at least that is the standard that i know .

Best regards,
Gabriel Tudoran
Analog Sound

[Al Heeley]

Many thanks!

[deadastronaut]

what is the best hi gain sustainy fuzz to use the ac128;s with?...

i have 4 that are doing nothing....!..and i fancy a buzzy fuzzy wrenching sound for a change...#

im usually hi gain modern....thrashy..

rob.

[Al Heeley]

These are going into a zombie circuit which is a fuzz-factory-like pedal. I'm using them along with a J201 to see what mayhem can be generated

[deadastronaut]

These are going into a zombie circuit which is a fuzz-factory-like pedal. I'm using them along with a J201 to see what mayhem can be generated

sounds cool....lovr the j201 in the boogey..should be good...

[Al Heeley]

actually thats where the last j201 is left over from, finished the boogey last night and got it fitted in its box, WOW - huge hi gain blew me away!
I'm normally a tubescreamer man, softer, crunchy tubes but the boogey is fantastic! The fuzz should be very, very different which may mean my Llama is now redundant.

[deadastronaut]

actually thats where the last j201 is left over from, finished the boogey last night and got it fitted in its box, WOW - huge hi gain blew me away!
I'm normally a tubescreamer man, softer, crunchy tubes but the boogey is fantastic! The fuzz should be very, very different which may mean my Llama is now redundant.

yeah once u do the boogey theres no going back...well good.

have fun....