Experiment #6

Experiment #6

Meter check of a Transistor

Bipolar Junction Transistors are a three-layered Semiconductor. They are set up as NPN (negative-positive-negative), or PNP (positive-negative-positive). NPN transistors are most commonly used. Transistors are theoretically two diodes back to back or face to face.

NPN type transistor readings:

Vbe - 0.838
Veb - O.L.
Vbc - 0.834
Vcb - O.L.
Vce - O.L.
Vec - O.L.

PNP type transistor readings:
Vbe - O.L.
Veb - 0.841
Vbc - O.L.
Vcb - 0.834
Vce - O.L.
Vec - O.L.

Transistors will give overload readings between the pins that simulate diodes in a reverse bias.