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Touchless capacitive switch

This post describes a circuit that has a capacitive input sensor and a switching transistor at the output PNP. When…

Darlington Transistors
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Darlington Transistors

The Darlington Transistor configuration of two bipolar transistors offers increased current switching for a given base current. The Darlington Transistor…

Transistor as a Switch
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Transistor as a Switch

Transistor switches can be used to switch a low voltage DC device (e.g. LED’s) ON or OFF by using a…

PNP Transistor
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PNP Transistor

The PNP Transistor is the exact opposite to the NPN Transistor device we looked at in the previous tutorial. Basically,…

NPN Transistor
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NPN Transistor

NPN Transistors are three-terminal, three-layer devices that can function as either amplifiers or electronic switches. In the previous tutorial we…

Bipolar Transistor
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Bipolar Transistor

The Bipolar Junction Transistor is a semiconductor device which can be used for switching or amplification. In the diode tutorials,…