Found this 4-legged transistor in a drawer here at work and I have not been able to find any info on it:
(http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n541/redmangreg/RT127transistor.jpg)
Any help on what the heck this is would be appreciated. The only other markings are on the side and they read:
3010480
6733 USA
The challenge is ON! ;D
Can it be a 2N6733?
http://alltransistors.com/transistor.php?transistor=6094
The 4th leg is ground and is connected to the casing. It is usually used in RF transistor. Though this one seems to be a power transistor.
Quote from: Fender56 on July 26, 2011, 08:23:55 AM
Can it be a 2N6733?
Can you explain how you came up with this?
Bah, I took a guess from the marking, since 4-digits (without the "2N" marking) are usually used to determine american-made transistor (and diode). "3010480" must be a date code or production code.
But I may be wrong.
6733 probably is the date code. It would be week 33 of 1967, week 33 being the second week of August.
This page (http://www.wbparts.com/rfq/5961-01-008-9968.html) cross-references the 3010480 code to a 2N1515. Long discontinued, but a modern equivalent is NTE160 (http://www.nteinc.com/specs/100to199/pdf/nte160.pdf).
Quote from: anchovie on July 26, 2011, 09:41:29 AM
This page (http://www.wbparts.com/rfq/5961-01-008-9968.html) cross-references the 3010480 code to a 2N1515. Long discontinued, but a modern equivalent is NTE160 (http://www.nteinc.com/specs/100to199/pdf/nte160.pdf).
Thanks James. I found that as well. After some research it looks like it is just a substitute. The pinouts for the 1515 do not match. I would like to find an EXACT match or datasheet for this piece but I doubt one will turn up :'(
I was able to find that this is "possibly" a COMMON EMITTER transistor but still nothing beyond that.
Mystery solved! :P
They are PNP Germaniums with an extra leg tied to the case. :icon_lol: