BD379 Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 80 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 100 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 2 A
• Collector Dissipation: 25 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 40 to 375
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-126

Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The BD379 transistor can have a current gain of 40 to 375. The gain of the BD379-10 will be in the range from 63 to 160, for the BD379-16 it will be in the range from 100 to 250, for the BD379-25 it will be in the range from 150 to 375, for the BD379-6 it will be in the range from 40 to 100.The complementary PNP transistor to the BD379 is the BD380.You can replace the BD379 with the BD237, BD237G, MJE242 or MJE244.