You could try BD139 or MJE180. On 9 Jul 2006 at 20:34, Peter wrote: > > On Sun, 9 Jul 2006, Russell McMahon wrote: > > > The claimed current gain is down somewhat - say 40/?70? min/typical at 2 > > amps compared to 60/160 at 1A for the original. But Vsat is superior. Vce is > > slightly lower but should not matter. It may be that they select on test the > > 2SD882 or that they get ones which have gains in the higher spec sheet range > > - its not uncommon for devices to be improved with time and move towards the > > higher end of a spec range. If current gain is the issue then selecting from > > a batch of BD437s with a beta-meta (sounds catchy) may be useful. > > Ime European replacements for Japanese transistors almost always suck. I > don't know exactly why this is so but it is so. > > Peter > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist