Transistors: Why "Q" and not "TR"?

[ŚŚŚSHAD0WŚŚŚ]

I can understand not using "T" beause that was used for transformer, which is a heck of a lot older than transistors. But where do they come up with using "Q"? I suppose a TO-18 case looks sorta like a letter Q but it just seems silly. The Japs used "TR" in the old days and it makes sense so I use that.

 

[John Fields]

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:41:57 GMT, ŚŚŚSHAD0WŚŚŚ
<none@noemailaddress.nospam> wrote:

I can understand not using "T" beause that was used for transformer,
which is a heck of a lot older than transistors. But where do they
come up with using "Q"?

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TR was already in use for "ToweR" and Q hadn't been used yet.
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I suppose a TO-18 case looks sorta like a letter Q but it just seems
silly. The Japs used "TR" in the old days and it makes sense so I
use that.

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It's silly not to use what everybody else does...


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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer

 

[Lost'n Found]

I think it is "Q" because when you do the DC bias, you find what is known as Quiescent point. Hence Q
"ŚŚŚSHAD0WŚŚŚ" <none@noemailaddress.nospam> wrote in message newsZmug.1768$j26.1312@trndny09...
I can understand not using "T" beause that was used for transformer, which is a heck of a lot older than transistors. But where do they come up with using "Q"? I suppose a TO-18 case looks sorta like a letter Q but it just seems silly. The Japs used "TR" in the old days and it makes sense so I use that.