Si juctions are formed at temps of 1000C or more. Thermal failure is more 
likely to be due to alloying of metal contact areas. I used to lifetest 
transistors up to 360C for 20 hours with power applied!! and anything up to 6 
months at 200C. You cant get those temps with plastic encalsulations though 
glass (double dummet) diodes will stand 300C easily

Alan
G3NYK


--- On Mon, 26/3/12, David C. Partridge <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: David C. Partridge <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Distribution amp - Use a video amp unit ?
> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'" 
> <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, 26 March, 2012, 14:02
> An Si junction can tolerate pretty
> high temperatures for a short while, or even a long while -
> Bob Pease reported having had a component sat on the hot end
> of a soldering iron for about 24 hours and still working
> afterwards ...  
> 
> I've never seen a description of how they make those glass
> cased parts - I guess speed is important.
> 
> Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Peter Gottlieb
> Sent: 26 March 2012 13:50
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Distribution amp - Use a video amp
> unit ?
> 
>   how are glass cased
>    diodes made?  Wouldn't the
> temperatures needed to form the glass and
>    seal it to the leads destroy the silicon
> junction being put inside?
>    Peter
> 
> 
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