I'm x-posting this to a more appropriate forum, Sylvia, the guys there will be better able to assist you with this...
I'm x-posting this to a more appropriate forum, Sylvia, the guys there will be better able to assist you with this...
I would try a MJE350(pnp/300V/500ma/20w/TO-126/hFE=30-240). Anchor Electronics
** I have already pointed out that Sydney's biggest spare parts dealer( WES components) has the BF470 in stock for under $1.
Sylvia lives in Sydney.
.... Phil
** They have the BF472 as well, same price
Sylvia lives in Sydney.
..... Phil
That was not obvious to me from the posting in sci.electronics.repair. Where was this information to be found in that posting? And if Sylvia is in British Columbia, Anchor Electronics is a plausible supplier.
You may be able to find your BF472s sourced from India:
I did a search and no BF numbers showed up, however they did manufacture the device recently according to the referenced PDF. You may have luck tracing the part through CDLI's distribution network. It never hurts to ask!
I would also check T710 (BF458) and T707 (BF199) as well though before ordering anything. A simple gain test should suffice. Try to find a reliable source for these transistors, there are a lot of Chinese (etc.) fakes out there!
Have you upgraded the electrolytic capacitors in your scope? They are most likely well past their Best-Before date!
John :-#)#
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Is Indian stuff kosher? Like others here I've had big problems with fake semis from the far east; voltage regs in particular.
Oh yes, see above!
They were *all* totally fine! I mean I'm sure they're not as they were when new, but none of us are. ;-) The fault with that scope (if it's the one I'm thinking of) turned out to be a diode in the SMPS section that someone had subbed with an inferior part. It needed a fast recovery diode and someone had stuck in the first spare diode the could find I'd imagine. It would have worked fine at 50Hz but this was 20kHz. One of the guys who posts here spotted it from a photo I posted!
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