BD537 Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 80 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 80 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 8 A
• Collector Dissipation: 50 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 40
• Transition Frequency, min: 3 MHz
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -65 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-220

Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The BD537 transistor can have a current gain of 40 to 0. The gain of the BD537J will be in the range from 30 to 75, for the BD537K it will be in the range from 40 to 100.The BD537 transistor is marked as "BD537".The complementary PNP transistor to the BD537 is the BD538.You can replace the BD537 with the 2N6044, 2N6044G, 2N6045, 2N6045G, 2N6388, 2N6388G, 2N6530, 2N6531, 2N6532, 2N6533, 2SC2527, 2SC3346, 2SC3346-O, 2SC3346-Y, 2SC3710, 2SC3710-O, 2SC3710-Y, 2SC3710A, 2SC3710A-O, 2SC3710A-Y, 2SD1196, 2SD1277A, 2SD1277A-P, 2SD1277A-Q, 2SD1830, BD543B, BD543C, BD545B, BD545C, BD647, BD649, BD651, BD899, BD899A, BD901, BDT63A, BDT63B, BDT63C, BDT65A, BDT65B, BDT65C, BDT83, BDT83F, BDT85, BDT85F, BDT87, BDT87F, BDW41, BDW41G, BDW42, BDW42G, BDW43, BDW73B, BDW73C, BDW73D, BDW93B, BDW93C, BDW93CF, BDX33B, BDX33BG, BDX33C, BDX33CG, BDX33D, BDX53B, BDX53BG, BDX53C, BDX53CG, BDX53D, BDX53E, BDX53F, D44H11, D44H11FP, MJE15028, MJE15028G, MJE15030, MJE15030G, MJF15030, MJF15030G, MJF6388, MJF6388G, TIP101, TIP101G, TIP102, TIP102G, TIP131, TIP131G, TIP132, TIP132G, TIP141T, TIP142T or TTC3710B.