Pinout
S8550 Pinout Configuration
| Pin Number | Pin Name | Description |
| 1 | Emitter | Current Drains out through emitter, normally connected to ground |
| 2 | Base | Controls the biasing of transistor, Used to turn ON or OFF the transistor |
| 3 | Collector | Current flows in through collector, normally connected to load |
Features
- Low Voltage, High Current PNP Transistor
- Continuous Collector current (IC) is 500mA
- Collector-Emitter voltage (VCEO) is -25 V
- Collector-Base voltage (VCB0) is -40V
- Emitter Base Voltage (VBE0) is -5V
- Current Gain (hFE), 85 to 300
- Commonly used as Class B Push-pull transistors
- Available in To-92 Package
Note: Complete Technical Details can be found at the S8550 transistor datasheet given at the end of this article.
S8550 in Push-Pull Configuration
As mentioned in the features the S8550 transistor is commonly used in push pull configuration with Class B amplifier. So let us discuss how that is done.
A push pull amplifier, commonly known as Class B amplifier is type of multistage amplifier commonly used for audio amplification of loudspeakers. It is very simple to construct and requires two identical complimentary transistors operate. By complimentary it means that we need a NPN transistor and its equivalent PNP transistor. Like here the NPN transistor will be S8050 and its equivalent PNP transistor will be S8550. A simple circuit diagram of the Class B amplifier with the using the S8050 is shown below.
Applications
- Audio Amplification Circuits
- Class B Amplifiers
- Push pull Transistors
- Circuits where high gain is required
- Low signal applications
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