SL100 transistor
SL100 transistor electrical specification
- SL100 is an NPN general-purpose medium power transistor device
- Collector to emitter voltage is 50V
- Collector to base voltage is 60V
- Emitter to base voltage is 5V
- Collector current is 5A
- Power dissipation is 800mW
- DC current gain is 25 to 300hFE
- Junction temperature is between -65 to 200℃
- Collector to emitter saturation voltage (VCE (SAT)) is6V
- Output capacitance is 20pF
- Ruggedness is high
- Easy drive requirement
- High safe operating area
- Less distortion balancing
SL100 transistor Pinout
| Pin Number | Pin Name | Description |
| 1 | Collector | Current flows through the collector |
| 2 | Base | The base is the terminal used to trigger the transistor |
| 3 | Emitter | Current flows through the emitter |
SL100 transistor package
The device package used at the SL100 transistor in the TO-39 package is a medium power device.
TO-39 package is made of metal can-shaped material, and the temperature capacity of the component is high.
At the package a marking is for the PINOUT counting, emitter, collector, and base, the SL100 transistor is used for high-end applications.
Marking the case
The “SL100” is the marking used on the transistor package
SL100 transistor electrical specification description
In this section, we try to explain the electrical specifications of the SL100 transistor, this explanation is really helpful for the replacement process.
Voltage specs
The terminal voltage specs of the SL100 transistor are collector to emitter voltage is 50V, collector to base voltage is 60V, and emitter to base 5V, and it is a general-purpose medium power device.
The collector to emitter saturation voltage is 0.6V, it is the switching of the device at region switching.
The voltage specifications of the SL100 transistor shows, that it is a medium power device mainly used for amplifier applications.
Current specs
The collector current value of the SL100 transistor is 0.5A, it is the load capacity of the device.
The current specifications of the device show that they had medium power switching and charging applications.
Dissipation specs
The power dissipation of the SL100 transistor is 800mW, the dissipation capability will mainly depend on the device package.
Current gain specs
The current gain value of the SL100 transistor is 25 to 300hFE, the DC current gain values indicate the amplification capacity of the transistor.
Junction temperature
The junction temperature of -65 to 200℃, which is a general-purpose transistor temperature value of capacity.
Thermal resistance
The thermal resistance of the SL100 transistor case is 200℃/W
Output capacitance
The output capacitance of the SL100 transistor is 20Pf
SL100 transistor DATASHEET
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SL100 transistor equivalent
The transistor devices such as PN100, BC548B, 2N23867, 2CF2325, 2N3904, A1941, BC301, and P2N2369 are the equivalent of SL100.
The electrical specifications of these transistors are the same, this is why we use them as the equivalent of an SL100 transistor.
The SL100 transistor is a medium power transistor mainly used for high-end systems, so before the replacement process, we need to check and verify the PINOUT details of the transistors.
SL100 vs BC301 vs PN100
In the table below, we try to list the electrical specifications of SL100, BC301, and PN100 transistors. This comparison will be really helpful for the replacement process.
| Characteristics | SL100 | BC301 | PN100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collector to base voltage (VCB) | 60V | 90V | 75V |
| Collector to emitter voltage (VCE) | 50V | 60V | 45V |
| Emitter to base voltage (VEB) | 5V | 7V | 6V |
| Collector to emitter saturation voltage (VCE (SAT)) | 0.6V | 0.5V | 0.2 to 0.4V |
| Collector current (IC) | 0.5A | 500mA | 500mA |
| Power dissipation | 800mW | 850mW | 625mW |
| Junction temperature (TJ) | -65 to +200°C | -65 to +200°C | -55 to +150°C |
| Output capacitance | 20pF | - | 4.5pF |
| Transition frequency | - | 100 to 400MHz | 250MHz |
| Gain (hFE) | 25 to 300hFE | 40 to 240hFE | 80 to 450hFE |
| Package | TO-39 | TO-39 | TO-92 |
The SL100 and BC301 transistors had almost the same electrical and physical characteristics.
The PN100 transistor is a different device mainly used for amplifier applications, this is they had high DC current gain and package specs.
SL100 transistor applications
- Switching applications
- Amplifier applications
- Logic gate applications
- Radio transmission applications
- Signal processing applications
- Sound reproducing applications
- Solar charger circuits
- Gas sensor applications
