What the hell is this?!

davmax

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02-06-2008, 06:20 PM

Re: What the hell is this?!

Hi Trodas, re-reading the thread it is still possible that you have the incorrect transistor. Perhaps I missed it but I did not see any results of probing the original transistor with an ohmmeter. Seeing it was broken off it should have tested as a working device.What results did you get?

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