TIP42 Bipolar Transistor

• Type: PNP
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: -40 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: -40 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: -5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: -6 A
• Collector Dissipation: 65 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 15 to 75
• 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 TIP42 transistor is marked as "TIP42".The complementary NPN transistor to the TIP42 is the TIP41.You can replace the TIP42 with the BD706, BD708, BD710, BD906, BD908, BD910, BDT42, BDT42A, BDT42AF, BDT42B, BDT42BF, BDT42F, TIP42A, TIP42AG, TIP42B, TIP42BG or TIP42G.The TIP42G transistor is the lead-free version of the TIP42.