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Brucenath
modified 10 years ago

How transistors work tutorial- NPN

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Dear Friends, Assume : current-water, transistor- as a pipeline. Tranistor madeup of 3 parts: Base,collector& emitter. Assume: base-valve, collector and emitter as pipelines via base.. (Transistor working principle- In simple words, When current passes through 'base' the switch opens which will make the 'collector'&'emitter' to paas the current through them). Think base as a valve when open(activated through current) this will make water(current) to flow from collector and emitter. Try in the circuit close the switch to open the base valve which makes current to flow from collector & emitter and make BULB to glow. Note: valve should be always open slowly else due to sudden water pressure the pipeline will burst. Same principle also works with transistor. In transistor the small current should be slowly pushed into the base, this is the reason the resistor is connected with switch with the base. Regards, Happy learning.
published 10 years ago
redvalor1
10 years ago
Helpful...thank you!
Brucenath
10 years ago
Pleasure is all mine my friend. Take care. Happy learning.
foz
10 years ago
Very cool thank you
Brucenath
10 years ago
My pleasure dear friend. Happy learning. Take care
uzer123
10 years ago
Thanks friend
eframgoldberg
9 years ago
Why does the base voltage drop to negative after closing and opening the switch
tjt263
8 years ago
I removed the transistor & resistor, and the lamp still worked. What's the difference? What's the point of the extra components?

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