How transistors work.

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How transistors work.

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It's taken me a long time to find someone who could explain to me exactly what a transistor does. Thought there must be others in the same boat so here's the video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkX8SkTgB0g[/youtube]
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I only watched half of it but he oversimplifies some of it to the point that his statements are not %100 accurate. all diodes pass current in both directions. they do not have only two resistances. they have a curve.

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damn that guy is annoying
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