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Anyone else remember this power transistor? I happened to come across a bug (# 53055) in TFS at work and immediately thought of my old friend. 
/ravi
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That was one of my favorite workhorse devices, ideal for use as a pass transistor in linear regulated power supplies! Motorola offered its complement in PNP, as well, the MJ2955, which made push-pull power amplifiers a snap to design! They just don't make 'em like the used to. Oh, wait... yes, they do![^] 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Happy days. Along with their friends the BC108, and the 2N3053.
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Oh yeah! I remember the BC107,8,9 family with much fondness!
/ravi
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When I saw the subject line I thought you were talking about a strain of bird flu. 
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Nobody had heard of bird flu in the 70s.
We were just a bunch of happy hippies surrounded by the smell of burning solder and other inflammables.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: We were just a bunch of happy hippies surrounded by the smell of burning solder herb and other inflammables psychoactive substances.
FTFY
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Ha! I think I was more geeky than anything else in the 70s.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Ha! I think I was more geeky than anything else in the 70s.
We were just a bunch of happy hippies.
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Cash, Gas or Grass no one rides for free.
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The brass placard on the dash of my 1967 Mustang was worded slightly differently. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Just an old hippie
don't know what to do
get out of the old
or into the new
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: the smell of burning solder
Yep. When I would work on my model trains, there would be a hint of burning plastic smell to go with it
"I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak
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I feel young and somewhat incompetent. But, hell, I feel young.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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d@nish wrote: I feel young and somewhat incompetent.
Me too! Even though in reality I'm old and incompetent.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Anyone else remember this power transistor?
Heh, that's the first thing I thought of when I saw your post, and wondered what in the world someone could be posting about a transistor for.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: that's the first thing I thought of when I saw your post
Good man. 
/ravi
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I just held one in my hand yesterday. Wait I'll go get it...
Okay, what now?
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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Grin that you beat me by 6 7 days. I was playing with one a week ago.
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I still have one (with its legs cut off) as a key fob.
It was one of a total of eight that got fried in a regulated power supply / linear amplifier combination when a capacitor failed.
That was in about 1973.
I used to use them [almost] by the bucket full.
Phil
The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.
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Phil J Pearson wrote: I still have one (with its legs cut off) as a key fob.
+5
/ravi
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There are more catholic churches in Las Vegas than casinos.
Many worshippers give casino chips rather than money for the offering. Since they get so many chips from so many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to collect the offerings. They send all collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to the casinos of origin and cashed in.
All this work is graciously done by... CHIP MONKS!
I've got my coat, no need to hold the door...
speramus in juniperus
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Votes of 1 to 5 just don't address that sort of post: we need a voting button that signifies "groan".
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Now that's funny, definitely worth a chortle!
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Let's see, where was that monitor cleaning cloth.
That definitely a groaner, me like.
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