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Ancient Geek · 16th Nov 2017, 2:49 pm

If you're testing them in circuit, I wouldn't rely too much on any readings you get. The reason I asked about Vf vs. Vbe is that the minimum saturation voltage for a silicon Darlington pair (or Sziklai pair, for that matter) is the same.

16th Nov 2017, 2:49 pm	#45
Ancient Geek Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 136	Re: A13TA Transistors-odd readings on DMM If you're testing them in circuit, I wouldn't rely too much on any readings you get. The reason I asked about Vf vs. Vbe is that the minimum saturation voltage for a silicon Darlington pair (or Sziklai pair, for that matter) is the same.