Might it be quartz? A file should scratch glass.
Bob Smith
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> > Hello!
> >
> > I have to order it by mail so has anyone worked with this diode and can
> > tell me whether it has a glass lense that I can cut away or is the whole
> > space covered with a plastic substance (epoxy). An alternative diode for
> > me seems to be the BPW 21 (lense or plastic?). The osram datasheet says
> > nothing to this aspect (but who wants to cut a diode in pieces?)
>
> I can not see whether the BTW21 has a plastic or glass window. It
> lookes molded, but that can be done before the chip was encapsulated.
> The window is rather hard because I can not scratch it with a steel
> pin. So glass is probable. It does not look epoxy filled. The shadow
> of the rim moves over the bottom and you cannot see refraction
> fenomena. Also inside it looks very bright.
>
> regards, Harry
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