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Old 16th May 2010, 10:21 am   #2
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Default Re: Testing transistors - analogue version

Don't forget the wet finger check for a bit of gain:

Connect AVO on ohms x 100 to collector and emitter (remember lead polarity is reversed on ohms), lick fingers, connect thumb to collector, forefinger to base (or vice versa), look for noticeable increse in meter deflection.

For a quick sanity check, repeat wet finger bit with just the meter and check that deflection is now less than with transistor in circuit.
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