RCA 2N3879 Vintage TO-3 NPN Silicon Power Transistor
$24.99
Original RCA 2N3879 NPN silicon power transistor in the rugged TO-3 metal can package. This vintage RCA device has been bench tested and verified functional with good gain, excellent saturation characteristics, and no measurable collector leakage. Suitable for vintage electronics restoration, industrial equipment repair, power supplies, amplifier output stages, switching circuits, communications equipment, test equipment repair, and general-purpose power transistor applications.
HISTORICAL NOTE:
RCA was a major American semiconductor manufacturer producing reliable power transistors for commercial, industrial, communications, and military applications. The 2N3879 belongs to the classic era of TO-3 metal can silicon power devices used throughout vintage electronic equipment.
Origin Tracker
Obsolete Stock
Legacy or discontinued stock no longer in normal production flow. Future supply may be limited.
Pipeline quantities are informational and may change after arrival, inspection, sorting, testing, or donor teardown.
Compatible Radios / Boards
Vintage Electronics Restoration, Power Supplies, Audio Amplifiers, Industrial Controls, Communications Equipment, Test Equipment Repair, Switching Circuits, General Purpose Power Applications, Semiconductor Collection, Electronics Experimentation
RF Boneyard Bench Notes
Tester Lead Mapping:
Red-C Green-B Blue-E
Bench Measurements:
NPN Silicon BJT
hFE=92 at Ic=4.99mA
Vbe=0.566V at Ib=1.00mA
Vbe=0.630V at Ib=5.01mA
VceSat=0.018V at Ic=5.0mA and Ib=1.00mA
IcLeak=0.000mA
PASS - Semiconductor analyzer testing completed successfully.
PASS - Gain measurement of hFE 92 recorded.
PASS - Excellent saturation voltage of 0.018V recorded.
PASS - No measurable collector leakage detected.
Vintage RCA 2N3879 TO-3 transistor tested good and suitable for repair, restoration, experimentation, and collector inventory.
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