2SB1556 Bipolar Transistor

• Type: PNP
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: -140 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: -140 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: -5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: -8 A
• Collector Dissipation: 120 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 5000 to 30000
• Transition Frequency, min: 30 MHz
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-3P

Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The 2SB1556 transistor can have a current gain of 5000 to 30000. The gain of the 2SB1556-A will be in the range from 5000 to 12000, for the 2SB1556-B it will be in the range from 9000 to 18000, for the 2SB1556-C it will be in the range from 15000 to 30000.Sometimes the "2S" prefix is not marked on the package - the 2SB1556 might only be marked "B1556".The complementary NPN transistor to the 2SB1556 is the 2SD2385.You can replace the 2SB1556 with the 2SA1106, 2SB1558, 2SB1559, 2SB1560 or BDV66D.