Miscellaneous IBM hardware items

 
Various items of IBM hardware, click the images for hi-res shots.

 
 
Type 108 (Germanium) power transistor
Various IBM Type 108 power transistors. These were generally used in the power supplies of System/360 and earlier machines. Closeup of the transistor with the cover cut off, showing the wafer and the conections to the emitter and base. The wafer is bonded to the case, forming the collector connection.

 
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