"paul405" wrote in message ...
| HI THERE
| does anyone know where I can obtain
| a OC36 Transistor from ?, or an equlavant
| preferably the same case but not essential
| as long as it can handle the same current

That should be easy. That was an early Philips transistor. I found these specs but they seem a little better than I remember:


Transistors » Transistors; Bipolar; Ge PNP Power » Bipolar; Ge PNP Power
Part Number OC36
Military/High-Rel N
V(BR)CEO (V) 32
V(BR)CBO (V) 80
I(C) Max. (A) 8.0
Absolute Max. Power Diss. (W) 30
Maximum Operating Temp (øC) 100õ
I(CBO) Max. (A) 100uØ
@V(CBO) (V) (Test Condition)
V(CE)sat Max. (V)
@I(C) (A) (Test Condition)
@I(B) (A) (Test Condition)
h(FE) Min. Current gain. 30
h(FE) Max. Current gain. 110
@I(C) (A) (Test Condition) 1.0
@V(CE) (V) (Test Condition) 1.0
f(T) Min. (Hz) Transition Freq 250k
@I(C) (A) (Test Condition)
@V(CE) (V) (Test Condition)
t(r) Max. (s) Rise time 20u
t(f) Max. (s) Fall time. 40u
Package Style TO-3
Mounting Style T
Pinout Equivalence Code N/A