A standard Diode?

[Alan Smithee]

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Above is the circuit diagram I'm using, but what diode should I use?

Just a signal diode right? There just seems an awful lot of choice in the
maplin catalogue

Type BY206 OK?

 

[Alan Smithee]

It's OK - I have the answer - 1N4148

Although to "everything", it would be 42

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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/page4.htm#whistle.gif

Above is the circuit diagram I'm using, but what diode should I use?

Just a signal diode right? There just seems an awful lot of choice in the
maplin catalogue

Type BY206 OK?