tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107814481501412267.post5684957538668884854..comments2023-12-29T00:44:38.398-06:00Comments on Radio Theory and design: Reversing a transistor hookup - will it workUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107814481501412267.post-83773411245126144852019-02-08T19:16:48.889-06:002019-02-08T19:16:48.889-06:00Hi, I'm building a guitar pedal using a German...Hi, I'm building a guitar pedal using a Germanium AC125 transistor. When I properly orient the transistor, there is no gain, but when I put it in backwards, I get a nice slightly distorted gain tone! Is is okay to just use it "backwards"? Will this cause the transistor to eventually fail? How can I get it to work properly oriented? Should I increase R1? <br /><br />Thanks<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15075336289445494714noreply@blogger.com