> Ultra-conservative and "overkill" but two of the nine failed. OK it is 30 > years old (made is '83, I think)
Use your fingers or similar as a quick-check thermometer. Are working ones hot? warm? If not, power/temperature is not likely to be the problem. My guess is that somebody picked that transistor because it could handle the current and was conservative at the power dissipation. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
