BDW23A 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: 6 A
• Collector Dissipation: 50 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 750 to 20000
• 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 complementary PNP transistor to the BDW23A is the BDW24A.You can replace the BDW23A with the 2SC1985, 2SC1986, 2SC2315, 2SC2316, 2SD823, BD203, BD243A, BD243B, BD243C, BD303, BD535, BD537, BD543A, BD543B, BD543C, BD545A, BD545B, BD545C, BD645, BD647, BD649, BD651, BD797, BD799, BD801, BD807, BD809, BD897, BD897A, BD899, BD899A, BD901, BDT81, BDT81F, BDT83, BDT83F, BDT85, BDT85F, BDT87, BDT87F, BDW23B, BDW23C, BDW63A, BDW63B, BDW63C, BDW63D, BDW73A, BDW73B, BDW73C, BDW73D, BDX33A, BDX33B, BDX33BG, BDX33C, BDX33CG, BDX33D, BDX53A, BDX53B, BDX53BG, BDX53C, BDX53CG, BDX53D, BDX77, D44H11, D44H11FP, D44H8, MJE15028, MJE15028G, TIP41D or TIP42D.