BC140 Bipolar Transistor

Characteristics of BC140 Transistor

  • Type: NPN
  • Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 40 V
  • Collector-Base Voltage, max: 60 V
  • Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 7 V
  • Collector Current − Continuous, max: 1 A
  • Collector Dissipation: 3.7 W
  • DC Current Gain (hfe): 40 to 250
  • Transition Frequency, min: 50 MHz
  • Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -65 to +175 °C
  • Package: TO-39

Pinout of BC140

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Complementary PNP transistor

The complementary PNP transistor to the BC140 is the BC160.

Replacement and Equivalent for BC140 transistor

You can replace the BC140 with the 2N5321, BC141, BC440 or BC441.
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