What are the pins of a MOSFET in a TO220 package?

Question

I have an IRF3205 MOSFET in a TO-220 package, and I would like to know where the drain, gate and source are. I can't find this information.

Time to discover [datasheets](http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/16868/whats-this-importance-of-datasheets) — stevenvh, Nov 18 '11 at 12:52

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 28 '12 at 14:36

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The information is available in the datasheet as you might expect (fourth hit on google).

Here is the relevant bit (page 8 of the datasheet):

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So Gate, Drain, Source, and Drain on the tab.

edited Jul 28 '12 at 14:36

stevenvh

answered Nov 18 '11 at 12:37

Majenko

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Sorry, I had the datasheet but didn't find the information. Even with your picture, I couldn't find the pin assignments right away. (They're on the right for those dumb like me) – Mildred Nov 18 '11 at 12:53
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I agree, it's not a good layout and I always have to look twice to find it. Once you know though it's easy to spot. – Majenko Nov 18 '11 at 13:21
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For you datasheet writers: Best is to put the pin assignment diagram on the first page, and to make it 3D for parts like these. Sometimes I wonder if a 2D drawing is from above or below (or even front/back if the front side is not so well defined). – starblue Nov 19 '11 at 08:49
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@starblue - *everybody* wants to have the for him relevant information on the first page. Maybe we should have datasheets with only a page 1. Size should be A\$_{-2}\$, of course. – stevenvh Jul 28 '12 at 13:54
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Meh, every other semiconductor company puts the pinout on one of the first three pages, often depending on the number of packages and the pin count. I never understood why IRF and maybe a handful others put their pinouts at the end in the middle of some package drawings you normally never bother looking at. – dom0 May 09 '13 at 15:15

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '11 at 12:36

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See page 8.

answered Nov 18 '11 at 12:36

Leon Heller

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