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paulsherwin · 7th Jun 2017, 1:49 pm

You can do this with a DMM too, though most have built in transistor sockets and an hfe test mode, so it's not really necessary.

Beware of faulty or intermittent contacts in the socket if using a cheap DMM.

7th Jun 2017, 1:49 pm	#4
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,944	Re: Indentifying transistor pinouts with a DMM You can do this with a DMM too, though most have built in transistor sockets and an hfe test mode, so it's not really necessary. Beware of faulty or intermittent contacts in the socket if using a cheap DMM.