C2383 Transistor Pinout, Equivalent and Characteristics

2SC2383 is also known as C2383. In most of the transistor labels, the number C2383 should be shown. This is an NPN epitaxial NPN transistor that comes in TO-92L packaging. The transistors are working in high voltage circuits like audio amplifier driver stages and other high voltage switching circuits. This article shares the Pinout, equivalent, and specifications of the C2383 Transistor.

What Is the C2383 Transistor?

NPN BJT transistor comes in TO-92L plastic packaging. The collector emitter voltage of 160V and collector current of 1A.

C2383 Transistor Pinout

Pin Configuration

Hold the transistors number facing to you and the three legs are pointing downward, Then count the pins from left to right as Pin 1, 2 and 3. The Pin 1 is emitter, pin 2 is collector and pin 3 is base. The pinout configuration is tabulated below,

Pin Number	Pin Name
1	Emitter (E)
2	Collector (C)
3	Base (B)

Table 1 : C2383 Pinout configuration.

C2383 Transistor Specifications and Characteristics

Type: NPN
Packaging: TO-92L
Collector-Base Voltage is 160 V
Collector-Emitter Voltage is 160 V
Continuous Collector Current is 1 A
DC Current Gain is about 60 to 320
Power Dissipation is 900 mW
Transition Frequency is 100 MHz

How the C2383 Transistor Works

The C2383 is an NPN transistor, which means the P junction is sandwich with two N junctions. In the initial state, the transistor is in the OFF condition, and there is no electricity passing through it.

Once a small positive voltage is reached on the base pin, it allows the current to flow through the collector to the emitter pin. The base currents stop the flow of current though collector to the emitter, also get stopped.

C2383 Transistor Equivalent and Replacement

Direct equivalents are KSC2383, 2SC3228, BTC2030A3, STC2073L. Other common substitutes are 2SD669, MJE340 and TIP41C. Always check the Pinout, Pin configuration and voltage ratings before replacing with other transistors.