Re: 92 525i computer problem?

In article <4379C641.26A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John Burns <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Well, it's a transistor. It's probably a power transistor, and it you
> > know if it's a PNP or NPN, finding a suitable replacement should be
> > easy.

> Always assuming you can use the info printed on it (minimal) to work out
> things like the gain.

Many pretty cheap DVMs will do this for you.

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