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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some NTE parts are exact matches for what they are
supposed to replace</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(in fact, they are the SAME component, relabelled
& marked up xxx%).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Others are 'kind of close' spec wise. Remember they
are intended for </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>repair guys, and (one hopes) if a replacement
transistor isn't quite exact,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>maybe the repair guy can tweak something to get it
going.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Working bacvkwards, you can see a whole bunch of
'non-identical but</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>close' parts are crossed to the same NTE
part.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What IS invaluable, is the NTE book that shows the
pinouts!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>paul perry Melbourne
Australia</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>