transistors - which is cbe?

[mr.adambeck]

hey, how do you know which part of your transistor is pole c - b - or e?  I'm specifically using an mpsa13

[boogietube]

Here's a data sheet:
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/MP/MPSA13.pdf

[mr.adambeck]

are transistors always oriented to the flat side like that?  or should I always check the datasheet before a build?  thnx

[petemoore]

  Always check that you checked the data sheet right.
 

[frank_p]

when in doubts:
http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_semitest.html

[MikeH]

And try to get the datasheet from the manufacturer of your specific transistor; sometimes different makers use different pinouts for the same transistor.