UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post

See_Mos · 30th May 2017, 11:46 am

Good to read you fixed it.

From experience I have found that BC547 and BC557 fail quite often and are not as reliable as the BC182 and BC212 which have the same basic specification. If I get a unit with 547 and 557 and any are faulty then I replace them all.

30th May 2017, 11:46 am	#18
See_Mos Hexode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ossett, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 483	Re: Skanti MF 24V AC DC Power Supply Unit. Good to read you fixed it. From experience I have found that BC547 and BC557 fail quite often and are not as reliable as the BC182 and BC212 which have the same basic specification. If I get a unit with 547 and 557 and any are faulty then I replace them all.