Application Examples
5
Keysight U1401B User’s and Service Guide
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Figure 5-8
TO-3 Transistor
A silicon NPN high power transistor (2N3055) is used as an example to
demonstrate how the polarity and terminals are identified.
According to the previous procedure, pin 2 is the base.
Normally, the
case is the
collector
terminal.
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Table 5-6
Polarity and terminals if Pin 2 is the base
Test leads
Pins
Terminals
(V
be
>V
bc
)
Type
2-1
2-3
Red/Black
0.5702 V
0.5663 V
EBC
NPN