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Wetmelon
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Hi guys,
I'm really confused as to what "Base-Emitter Voltage" is. I thought it was the voltage difference between the base and the emitter, but apparently it's no such thing? If you could explain it, that would be fantastic.
The reason why I ask is I'm not sure if I'm going to blow up my transistors!
I have a 12V car battery through a pushbutton switch on my collector, and a 5v output from Vdd on a Basic Stamp 2 on my base (max ~90mA). What's the base-emitter voltage? I figured it would be abs(5-.2-12) = ~6.8V, which would be higher than the 5V max rating, but Yenka sim software says it will work no problem. Now I'm just confused :/
I'm really confused as to what "Base-Emitter Voltage" is. I thought it was the voltage difference between the base and the emitter, but apparently it's no such thing? If you could explain it, that would be fantastic.
The reason why I ask is I'm not sure if I'm going to blow up my transistors!
I have a 12V car battery through a pushbutton switch on my collector, and a 5v output from Vdd on a Basic Stamp 2 on my base (max ~90mA). What's the base-emitter voltage? I figured it would be abs(5-.2-12) = ~6.8V, which would be higher than the 5V max rating, but Yenka sim software says it will work no problem. Now I'm just confused :/