BC487L Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 60 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 60 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 1 A
• Collector Dissipation: 0.625 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 60 to 150
• Transition Frequency, min: 75 MHz
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-92

The BC487L is manufactured in a plastic TO-92 case. When looking at the flat side with the leads pointed downward, the three leads emerging from the transistor are, from left to right, the collector, base, and emitter leads.
Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The BC487L transistor can have a current gain of 60 to 150. The gain of the BC487 will be in the range from 60 to 400, for the BC487A it will be in the range from 100 to 250, for the BC487B it will be in the range from 160 to 400.The complementary PNP transistor to the BC487L is the BC488L.The 2SC3444 (SOT-89), BCP55 (SOT-223), FMMTA05 (SOT-23) and KST05 (SOT-23) is the SMD version of the BC487L transistor. These transistors are of the same type, have similar parameters and are designed for surface mounting.You can replace the BC487L with the BC489 or BC489L.