Hello all,

Just a warning that I was about to use a "2N5401" that is marked as
follows:

2N
5401
CH13

and on the back, molded in a circle on the rear is K1 or K7 - the ones
with the K7 have the lettering slightly rotated.

On these devices, the middle pin is the COLLECTOR not the Base, as a
genuine 2N5401 would be. These devices are on a paper tape strip of 20
I bought, and unfortunately I did not keep them in the original package,
so I don't recall where they came from.

Just thought I'd mention it here, as it could cause a lot of grief when
repairing something. I did not bother to curve trace these to see if
they otherwise meet spec, as I plan to trash them. I've since ordered
some proper 2N5401's from Digikey.

Regards, and Happy New Year
Tim Schwartz
Bristol Electronics