Talk:Texas Instruments Power

AfD Over, go back to sleep
OK,now that you've rescued the article from deletion, you can carry on ignoring it. Don't for heaven's sake tell the reader anything about why this part is notable. Don't tell how many were made, who first invented it, what sorts of products it was used in. Just keep this knowledge secret so you can trot it out the next time this parts list entry gets nominated for AfD. --Wtshymanski (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Does anyone have a picture of one to add? Tabby (talk) 16:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I hope no-one deletes it, I know some articles are pretty slow moving in the gathering info process, but given time and if left to stand it does happen. Tabby (talk) 16:58, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Doubtful. It's been 5 years and it's still no more than a stub. And, in spite of the efforts of the Article Rescue Squadron, there's still no content you can't read off the label of the box it comes in.  See above for discussion of what would differntiate this parts catalog entry from a real encyclopedia article. It's never going to happen, of course. --Wtshymanski (talk) 17:03, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Zzzzz..
What company first made it? When? What technology was used to make it? How many were sold in a peak year? How many now? What sorts of products was it used in? What was made possible by this transistor that never could be done before? Who makes it now, if anyone? Does its orginator still make it? How did it differ from other similar products at its time of introduction? Is it still considered for new designs or has it gone obsolete? Don't, for Jimbo's sake, tell the reader any of these secrets. Just keep the arcana for the next AfD discussion. --Wtshymanski (talk) 14:20, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Less sarcasm, please. Guy Macon (talk) 15:04, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * It's all that W. ever does. His complaints aboout article quality would carry more weight if there were fewer of them, and more with some positive contribution. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:19, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * All? Count the referenced facts added to this parts list entry in the last 4 years. Would that all those who spoke at length to the AfD had each brought a crumb of fact to this parts list entry. I've added my crumb. If there were references, I'd add more. But there aren't and can't be; so this parts list entry isn't even theoretically on the GA or FA track. --Wtshymanski (talk) 16:51, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

What is with all of the complaining? My god it's information. This article was the second result when I typed TIP31 into google and it was helpful to me. Everything shouldn't have to be dumbed down so no one has to learn anything to understand things. Do you rate Edgar Allen Poe books badly because you don't understand the language in it? Sure having a little more background would be interesting but it's not necessary and the lack of it doesn't make the article useless. --Steve 13:00, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Once there was a time when we didn't rely on Google hits for information. Did you learn anything meaningful about this device? The breakdown voltage and current gain you can get from roughly a trillion Web sites. Tell me, who makes the partn now? Who's given up making it? Are these parts more popular, less popular or about teh same popularity as they were in years gone by? How many are sold in a recent year? How many were sold in a peak year? What notable products used this part? Reciting data sheet parameters is not an encyclopedia article. --Wtshymanski (talk) 19:10, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

I agree, I just came here and thought, well, this is kind of useless... 109.151.54.238 (talk) 23:09, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

You're Welcome.
I added images, removed the orphan status, did a whole bunch of stuff.... You're welcome, and go check it out !!!

!Thanks

Hyperspacecodeblog (talk) 08:34, 1 April 2015 (UTC) Hyperspaceblog

Too Focused
This Wikipedia page is too focused, especially for the average reader, as it covers just one device from the TIP (Texas Instruments Power) transistor range. Suggest that a Wiki page 'TIP transistors' be opened and that the salient info from this page along with info for the other TIP transistors be included along with a description of the history and significance of the TIP range: low cost, easy to use, compact, etc.  CPES (talk) 19:59, 18 October 2015 (UTC)