BC488L Bipolar Transistor

• Type: PNP
• 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 BC488L 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 BC488L transistor can have a current gain of 60 to 150. The gain of the BC488 will be in the range from 60 to 400, for the BC488A it will be in the range from 100 to 250, for the BC488B it will be in the range from 160 to 400.The complementary NPN transistor to the BC488L is the BC487L.The 2SA1364 (SOT-89), BCP52 (SOT-223), FMMTA55 (SOT-23), KST55 (SOT-23) and MMBT4354 (SOT-23) is the SMD version of the BC488L transistor. These transistors are of the same type, have similar parameters and are designed for surface mounting.You can replace the BC488L with the BC490 or BC490L.