Product Overview
A 2N5962 With Its Number Still Legible on the Case
Condition
Condition is New. The photographed transistor is a small molded three-lead case with the type number in two lines on the flat face, reading 2N over 5962, sharp and easy to read under the camera. All three leads are bright metal, straight, full length and untrimmed in these photos, with no solder, no crimp and no bend where a board would have held them. A maker's logo is not legible in these photos, so the Fairchild attribution comes from our catalog record rather than from the case. Stock is two, so the photographed piece is representative of what we have on the shelf and you receive one transistor.
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Product Overview
The 2N5962 is an NPN bipolar junction transistor in the familiar three-lead TO-92 style molded case, and this one carries that type number marked on the face where a technician can confirm it before it ever goes near a board. Our catalog data for this part lists it as a general purpose device rated 625 mW with an operating temperature range of -55 C to +150 C, which is the classic small-signal envelope for this package. Beyond those two figures we are not going to guess for you: collector-emitter voltage, maximum collector current, hFE grouping, transition frequency and the lead order on the package are all things that vary between manufacturers and date codes, and none of them are confirmed here. Not confirmed - verify against the datasheet before use. What is confirmed is the number on the part, the package it lives in, and the fact that it has never been in a circuit as far as these photos show.
Key Features
- Type number 2N5962 marked on the case face and legible in the photos
- NPN bipolar junction transistor, general purpose
- 625 mW device rating per this listing's catalog data
- Operating temperature range -55 C to +150 C per this listing's catalog data
- Three-lead TO-92 style molded case
- Leads bright, straight, full length and untrimmed in these photos
- Sold each, New condition, stock of two
Applications
- A restorer working a 1970s or 1980s board whose silkscreen and parts list call out 2N5962 by number and who would rather match the print than argue with a substitution chart
- A bench technician stocking one marked, photographed general purpose NPN in a TO-92 outline instead of ordering a hundred of something close enough
- A prototyper who needs a plain small-signal NPN for a switching or buffer stage and wants a part with a readable number on it for the build notes
- A parts archivist or collector keeping one legible example of the 2N5962 marking on file next to the datasheet
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is marked on the part?
Two lines on the flat face of the case: 2N on the first line, 5962 on the second. That is the marking the photos show. The Fairchild brand on this listing comes from our catalog record for the item, not from a logo we can read in the photos.
Which lead is the base, which is the collector?
Lead order on TO-92 style packages is not standardized across manufacturers, and we are not calling it from a photograph. Not confirmed - verify against the datasheet before use, and check the device with a meter before it goes into a live circuit.
Which electrical ratings are actually confirmed?
The 625 mW device rating and the -55 C to +150 C operating temperature range come from this listing's catalog data. Collector-emitter voltage, collector current, hFE and transition frequency are not confirmed - verify against the datasheet before use.
How many transistors do I get, and is mine the one in the photos?
You get one transistor per unit. Stock is two, so the photographed piece is representative of the pair on our shelf rather than a promise about which physical piece ships. Only the piece in the photo was photographed, so we make no claim about the marking or package of the other one beyond what our catalog record says.
Why buy this one rather than chase a bulk bag of small-signal NPNs?
Because this is one marked part, photographed, with the number on the case readable in the picture before you spend anything. A bag of unsorted TO-92s is a lottery with a shipping charge attached; this is a known part with a known marking, sold one at a time, for the person who needs exactly one 2N5962 and does not want to buy ninety-nine strangers to get it. Shipping is a flat $8, free once your order passes $28, and orders leave our Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
The entire identity of this part is two lines of type on a molded case: 2N, then 5962. If a schematic on your bench still calls that number out by name, one of the two on our shelf is ready to take the seat.
