2SC2873 Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 50 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 50 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 2 A
• Collector Dissipation: 0.5 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 70 to 240
• Transition Frequency, min: 120 MHz
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: SOT-89

Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The 2SC2873 transistor can have a current gain of 70 to 240. The gain of the 2SC2873-O will be in the range from 70 to 140, for the 2SC2873-Y it will be in the range from 120 to 240.Sometimes the "2S" prefix is not marked on the package - the 2SC2873 might only be marked "C2873".The complementary PNP transistor to the 2SC2873 is the 2SA1213.