I DO Apologize for that BLUNDER, I only looked at it from an engineering (electrical not mechanical) standpoint and the Mosfet is far and away the easiest fix, for that matter good engineering where the Bi-Polar device is just CHEAP when surplus parts are chosen (as they frequently are). I do however stand by my choice of parts, there are any number of small signal schottky diodes that would be a better choice The 1N5711-2 or a now discontinued but available as surplus HP "Hot Carrier" diode HP 5082-0023??? is one and certainly a REAL Ge. diode would work as well.
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