BC818-40 Bipolar Transistor

Characteristics of BC818-40 Transistor

  • Type: NPN
  • Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 25 V
  • Collector-Base Voltage, max: 30 V
  • Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
  • Collector Current − Continuous, max: 0.5 A
  • Collector Dissipation: 0.25 W
  • DC Current Gain (hfe): 250 to 600
  • Transition Frequency, min: 100 MHz
  • Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -65 to +150 °C
  • Package: SOT-23
  • Electrically Similar to the Popular BC338-40 transistor

Pinout of BC818-40

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Classification of hFE

The BC818-40 transistor can have a current gain of 250 to 600. The gain of the BC818 will be in the range from 100 to 600, for the BC818-16 it will be in the range from 100 to 250, for the BC818-25 it will be in the range from 160 to 400.

Marking

The BC818-40 transistor is marked as "8GC".

Complementary PNP transistor

The complementary PNP transistor to the BC818-40 is the BC808-40.

BC818-40 Transistor in TO-92 Package

The BC338-40 is the TO-92 version of the BC818-40.

Replacement and Equivalent for BC818-40 transistor

You can replace the BC818-40 with the 2SC3912, 2SC3913, 2SC3914, 2SC3915, BC817, BC817-40, BCW65, BCW65C, BCW66, BCW66H, BCX19, BCX20, FMMT619 or MMBT6428.
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