How a Transistor Works EASY! - Electronics Basics 22 (Updated)

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[@firstofficerswaney1835]

Something good to remember 0.7 v is the minimum voltage required to turn on a transistor

[@parthdeora1541]

0.7 is for forwad baisin in silicon , Not compulsary For germanium it's 0.3!!

[@parthdeora1541]

@some1mn N nope it's 0.3 google it!

[@james77011]

@some1mn N yes, some teach .6 volts and some teach .7 volts... Either is correct 😊

[@jcolonna12]

It depends on the physical transistor as the turn on voltage varies based on the physical construction

[@jcolonna12]

Also at the edge of saturation vbe=0.7v and Vce=0.3v for npn.

[@systematicshannon2978]

Nice explanation. Im glad someone is actually putting things into laymans terms. Thats basically the same way i learned about transistors, Except in my case i learned it was basically a miniturised version of a relay used in general automotive applications.

[@SaadAli-sz8hf]

Thank God. An easy Explanation !! Much Thanks.

[@altuber99_athlete]

0:41 Note: _solid state_ here means with _no moving parts,_ that is, no human intervention is needed to toogle the switch (the transistor.)

[@honestinsincerity2270]

Watched 3 videos on why transistors were so important and how they worked and didn't come away with anything useful. Watched two minutes of this video and understood exactly.

[@AlexanderGravatt]

Same

[@o.g.dominus]

Honest Insincerity 2 Exactly the same over here bro. I thank God for this video

[@jcolonna12]

Look up videos on the water analogy

[@xanderm7338]

This is my third video also. The first one was the Bell Labs video. Was pretty good too. Need to revisit that one. It has some names I want to write down and research. This one has very good animation.

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You see these comments on every engineering video on KZbin. Apparently it's the individual and not the lesson.

[@chochooshoe]

this is the best explanation of transistors I've seen on KZbin.

[@merseytrainz]

A Good and simple explanation of how a switching Transistor works. Thank you

[@monkeymaster6489]

Loving your channel man. These videos are excellent. Also, you have a really good voice. Extremely clear and articulate

[@mrawesome6239]

2:50 I’ve watched so many videos and never understood transistors, and these 30 seconds explained it to me better than anyone else ever could (I’ve worded this comment funny, haven’t I?)

[@johnlamarca9439]

Mr Awesome Yes. I still don't understand. Maybe I should just watch other tutorial videos first before I spend my time repeating this one until I understand it.. Maybe the problem is the video and not me being unable to understand it.

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[@nosheen9083]

This was such a to the point, concise, easy to follow and easy to understand explanation!! Thank you!

[@michamaciejewski3798]

Finally some good explanation how transistors work!

[@jamessolarz3027]

These tutorials are very helpful. I will review and repeat reviewing until I absorb the information. I am grateful and I thank you.

[@johnlamarca9439]

james solarz Yes. I'm trying to learn this too. I will have to repeat this at least twenty times. But I suspect certain things were left out of this explanation of what a transistor is and how it works. I'll eventually learn it. If not from this video source then from a better tutorial I will find....

[@laytonmiller5865]

I am an absolute amateur with electronics, but this video his on the head a little side project I'm working on: controlling an LED strip with a microcontroller using PWM, something I was kind of considering necessary but not sure how to do. This makes it way more clear. Great video!!

[@jeffherlache8569]

This is probably the best explanation I've seen so far. Thank you!

[@MrDoneboy]

Check out Steel Wheels Downs, two practical videos on transistors!

[@herbertduncan5838]

Best explanation of a transistors I have ever heard . Thank you.

[@tuongdihoc]

Watched two minutes of this video and understood perfectly!

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I have watched up to 10 videos to unserstand transistor and this is the only one that solved my problem. Bravo mon ami . vous etes formidable.

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The circuit animations are fantastic.

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This is the best explanation I have ever seen about transistors

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Nice clean explanations. Subscribed.

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thanks for this video...simply taught and catchy too!!!

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I like how you explain things. Thank you

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I don't know if you're still reading comments to your videos, but your videos are excellent and easy to follow for people new to electronics.

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Brilliant, if only it was explained like this for me in college!!!

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thank u so much....best teacher alive

[@nicholasneto8797]

Didn't understand transistors until this video. Thank you!

[@FlyingSparrow001]

thank you , nicely explained !

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Very educational!!! Thank You

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Clearly explained. Thanks

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[@Maham899]

Very good illustration of transistors

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I didn't have facility during my college days.Thanks for easily understanding video's.

[@Surtur99]

Amazing video, thank you

[@nirkarl]

Great video! I love the way you explain things so everyone can understand and enjoy electronics, tho if we have transistors why use relays?

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Its a great and cool explanation 🙂

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Thansk , much appreciated its simple and very easy to understand

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[@gmonkman]

Really good easy to follow explanation, I tried wikipedia first, but as usual it was rather opaque.

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This helped a lot thanks

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Solid state switches, who knew. Great explanation!

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[@saskiavanhoutert6081]

Transistors and chips are relevant for making switch-possibilities in a computer. Thanks for the explanation

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[@aecc10]

I finally get it. Sounds like the same operation of an old school control relay activated by applying voltage to the coil thus operating the relay contacts into the desired state to either pass or restrict current flow.

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[@KhanRealness]

this series taught me more than what half a semester of 3 hour classes could teach me.

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[@thomaslee9684]

I hope i could find these videos when I was doing my engineering degree 15 years ago. Then, I won't end up hating this subjects after all these years. Just there were no one could explain to me how a transistor works and that made me losing the interest on the subject.

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something that has caused me so much grief, now in 10 minutes, voila! Thx

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What software do you use to simulate your circuits? I love the way you use it! It makes it easy to visualize what is happening at the atomic level.

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Everycircuit.com

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Hello, you might get this question very many times so I'd suggest putting that source you mentioned, in the description so that you won't get that question asked on everyone of your future videos.

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Really like what you are able to show your audience. But it should be mentioned that current flow is from negative to positive.

[@povnw8985]

Dude, I was thinking the same thing. That's like one of the first things I learned about electricity.

[@donkrapf]

By convention, "current" is said to flow from positive to negative even though electron flow is in the opposite direction.

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[@geelleguure8808]

This is very clear and high skilled explanation. You can’t find in most of the higher education colleges. Thanks sir, but I have a question about voltage level being applied directly to base of a transistor without voltage divider. I thought only a voltage of about 0.7 volts can be applied directly to base. Now in the above circuit we have 3.3V, is that level to high and can damage the transistor junction?

[@georgekerwood9100]

From 2:00 even the simulation shows no current from Collector to Emitter and nor should there be. The LED is just in series between the two cells. Circuit at 2:35 fixes this.

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[@alikaampo9370]

thank you for your episode 22, it very clear to understand. can you tell us which component used for on and off the LED and the link episode used. many thanks.

[@alexfunkhouser8627]

It's a bit unfortunate you did not clarify that this example is using a BJT, which is an analog current-controlled device, NOT digital voltage controlled as you implied in the video. It seems you were explaining the usefulness and operation of a JFET but using a BJT in the example. It would have been nice to touch on the differences between them since transistors range in their operation and are not all alike. I usually use Falstad for circuit simulation, so I'm guessing perhaps EveryCircuit doesn't have the same options, but it would've been nice to at least make that clarification in the video.

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Great video I just liked and subscribed. Question I have is within the video and working diagram at about a 1:45 min mark, the diagram is showing the current flowing away from the collector. Is this how the top 3.3V circuit is completed? I am not following/understanding the visual motion here. I would have thought that the current would go into the collector and then out through the emitter. Is this not the case? It also seems odd that the direction the simulation emulates the current , I was always taught that, contrary to what you would think, current/electrons travel from Negative to Positive.

[@matthewclark855]

FENATECH I noticed this as well, seemed conflicting to how other videos showed a similar animation.

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[@amorgan93]

One thing confusing for me is that some of these videos show the electron flow and some show conventional flow for demonstrating the direction of the current in the circuit. It seems this video is backwards, it shows current moving from positive to negative, when in reality the electrons move from negative to positive, which can be observed in other videos from this channel. Its making it a bit harder to conceptualize trying to reverse it in my head.

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In the video he is clearly saying that he uses every circuit simulation software

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