I used to reclaim hundreds of the 2N3638's and 3643's in that ceramic package. I rather unceremoniously yanked them from PC boards after heating the solder side with a propane torch. I always tested the pulled parts, and I can't remember ever finding a bad transistor in that package.
I wonder if there were problems in some of the production runs? -Chuck Harris J. Forster wrote:
IMO, ANY of those jelley beans are garbage, IMO, including 900, 914, 923, 2N3638 -> 2N3643. The TO-5 size seem worse than the TO-18 size. FWIW, -John
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