> 2N3904's appear to be the leftovers from a lot of processes. I would > not implicitly trust any one spec to be within +-100% of the spec sheet.
But if it isn't, I can return them to the shop because that's deception of customer, isn't it? > I've not found them to be very long lived in lots of the stuff where > the bean counters told engineering that 'its good enough'. What is the type of the transistor from which 2N3904 is a leftover? Is it possible that a transistor has short life because of being a leftover from process? What happens after the life? Stops amplifying or what? CL<
