On Sat, 25 Jul 1998 19:41:02 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I'm looking for recomendations for TO-220 NPN and PNP transistors that have
>moderate current gains at about 1 Amp.  Should be good for at least 40V, hfe
>greater than 100, reasonably robust.  My old standbys TIP31, TIP32, TIP41,
>TIP42 don't have enough gain and the TIP120 - TIP127 are darlingtons and
>have too much voltage drop.  I don't need complimentary pairs so unmatched
>parts are fine.  North American part numbers preferred.  Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks!
>
>dwayne
>
>
>Dwayne Reid   <dwayner@planet.eon.net>
>Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, AB, CANADA
>(403) 489-3199 voice     (403) 487-6397 fax
Not TO-220 (TO126), but I've used BUP40/BUP41 where I needed on/off
switching with less loss than darlingtons. Fairly cheap and reasonable
gain.
If drop is a worry, any reason for not using Mosfets?
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