The 2SA1096 (and its high collector emitter voltage variant of 2SA1096A) is a PNP silicon power transistor. It is used in low frequency power amplification applications. It comes in a TO-126 package. So in this article sharing the Pinout, Features and Equivalent transistors list for replacement.
2SA1096 Pinout
Hold the transistors numbering facing to you and pins are pointing downward, then count the pin numbers from left to right. Then the pin configuration will be,
| Pin number | Pin name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emitter |
| 2 | Collector |
| 3 | Base |
Features and Specifications
- Collector-Base Voltage (VCBO): -70V
- Collector-Emitter Voltage (VCEO):
- 2SA1096: -50V
- 2SA1096A: -60V
- Emitter-Base Voltage (VEBO): -5V
- Collector Current (IC): -2A
- Peak Collector Current (ICM): -3A
- Power Dissipation
- Without heatsink: 1.2W
- With 100×100×2mm heatsink: 5W
- DC Current Gain (hFE): 80 – 220
Complementary Pair
2SC2497 / 2SC2497A is the complementary transistor for 2SA1096 PNP Transistor.
Equivalent Transistor for 2SA1096
- 2SA1265
- 2SA1216
- BD244C (PNP power, similar ratings)
- TIP42C (check pinout differences)
Applications
- Low frequency power amplifier circuits.
- Audio amplifier driver stages.
- General purpose PNP power switching.
- Complementary push-pull stages in amplifier (paired with 2SC2497 transistor)
