[sdiy] "obsolete" 2N3906

[Ian Fritz]

Another very common transistor (good for low noise).  And again, Fairchild 
doesn't think they are obsolete -- they are discontinuing 1 out of 9 
variants.  Is it worth writing to Digi about these issues?  I never seem to 
get anywhere with them.

   Ian


At 06:54 AM 6/5/2003, IXQY at aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 6/4/03 8:58:05 PM Central Daylight Time,
>ijfritz at earthlink.net writes:
>
> > I just received a notice from DigiKey that the 2N3906 is now obsolete and
> >  to be discontinued.
>
>  Hi,
>  I also received a similar message for a tranny that is used in the ARP 4075
>filter. I think that's what I used it for. I ordered it over a year ago. The
>message is copied below.
>
>  Andrew Sanchez
>
>FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
>    Description: IC TRANS PNP SS LN 100MA TO-92
>    Manufacturer Part No: 2N5087
>    Digi-Key Part No: 2N5087-ND
>
>For more information on possible substitutes, please click on this link
>http://dkc1.digikey.com/scripts/obs_part.cgi?pn=2N5087-ND