Re:  IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 11/27/21 2:34 PM, Al via cctalk wrote: Thank you all for your responses and the leads you have given,  Responses to some of your questions and some more questions: "Have you checked/measured whether they're actually faulty?" Yes I have, in the picture I have provided on the bottom there are

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
139 is a "nickname" number. IBM used these nicknames for some reason, instead of the full IBM part number. A 139 is really an IBM part number 2414938, a silicon device in a TO-18. Gee, it would be great if this list could take pictures so I could just post one with all the specs... -- Will On S

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2021-Nov-27, at 11:22 AM, Gregory Beat via cctalk wrote: > > The Texas Instruments (TI) 139 is likely a 2N139 PNP (BJT) transistor, > capable of high speed switching (in that era). > > The 2N139 was originally an RCA transistor (tall cylinder) found in RCA and > GE transistor radios (455 kHz

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Al via cctalk
IF section). > The TI versions were low profile metal case, TO-33 case (8.5 to 9.5mm > diameter) > > greg > == > From: Al > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: IBM transistor replacements > > Dear all, > > A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, anno

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Alaric Nicoll via cctalk
Apologies for the previous email and it’s disgusting formatting, here is a second attempt, hopefully it’s readable. Thank you all for your responses and leads, Responses to some of your questions and some more questions: "Have you checked/measured whether they're actually faulty?" Yes I ha

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Gregory Beat via cctalk
case (8.5 to 9.5mm diameter) greg == From: Al To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: IBM transistor replacements Dear all, A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I am having trouble with is reading the part

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 11/27/21 3:17 PM, Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: On Fri, 2021-11-26 at 22:33 -0800, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: On 2021-Nov-26, at 1:52 PM, Al via cctalk wrote: A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Al via cctalk
Thank you all for your responses and the leads you have given,  Responses to some of your questions and some more questions: "Have you checked/measured whether they're actually faulty?" Yes I have, in the picture I have provided on the bottom there are the ends of 3 transistor leads. This was on

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-27 Thread Van Snyder via cctalk
On Fri, 2021-11-26 at 22:33 -0800, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: > On 2021-Nov-26, at 1:52 PM, Al via cctalk wrote: > > > A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the > > transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I am > > having trouble with is reading the

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-26 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2021-Nov-26, at 1:52 PM, Al via cctalk wrote: > A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the > transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I am having > trouble with is reading the part codes and finding a modern equivalent of > them. > There are two ty

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-26 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
On 2021-11-26 9:11 p.m., Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: On 11/26/21 3:52 PM, Al via cctalk wrote: Dear all, A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I am having trouble with is reading the part codes and findi

Re: IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-26 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 11/26/21 3:52 PM, Al via cctalk wrote: Dear all, A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I am having trouble with is reading the part codes and finding a modern equivalent of them. There are two types.

IBM transistor replacements

2021-11-26 Thread Al via cctalk
Dear all, A while ago I received an IBM 3286 printer, annoyingly some of the transistors in the printer section have been corroded. What I am having trouble with is reading the part codes and finding a modern equivalent of them. There are two types. One has a Ti logo and two sets of numbers