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MrBungle · 23rd May 2019, 10:02 am

RF power transistors are dead and gone now I find hence why I've moved to using switching FETs in anything I design. Cheap and less likely to be forged. I've got 50W out of a couple of IRF510's running at 28V.

RS sell Fair-rite cores so no problems there. And they're a lot cheaper than the usual sources for Amidion labelled parts. FT37-43 .. .25 for £3 approx on RS.

Rapid sell BFY51 new from CDIL for 47p a pop min quantity 5. The CDIL parts are all pretty good I find.

23rd May 2019, 10:02 am	#24
MrBungle Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: London, UK. Posts: 3,687	Re: What components do you keep in stock for repairs etc. RF power transistors are dead and gone now I find hence why I've moved to using switching FETs in anything I design. Cheap and less likely to be forged. I've got 50W out of a couple of IRF510's running at 28V. RS sell Fair-rite cores so no problems there. And they're a lot cheaper than the usual sources for Amidion labelled parts. FT37-43 .. .25 for £3 approx on RS. Rapid sell BFY51 new from CDIL for 47p a pop min quantity 5. The CDIL parts are all pretty good I find.