Good Transistor Book...

[Terry Michaels]

Message text written by "Nils Pipenbrinck"
>Hi there..

Just wondering if someone can recommend a good book about transistors...
I'm
looking one, that explains what all the parameters I find in datasheets are
about. I know how transistors work, and I'm able to put together a simple
amplifier stage, but I always use "rule of thumb" resistor values (because
I
don't know better).

I guess there are tons of such books out there (for electrical enineer
students or so). But I don't know where to look at.

My only source at the moment is a old german book called "Werkbuch
Elektronik" from "Nührmann". It explains the basics.. like maximum
collector
current, gain-factors and so on, but I'm still on my own if I want to drive
a transistor as a linear amplifier.. (I know.. I only have to raise the
be-voltage until I'm at the linear part of the response curve..).


Thanks in advance, folks,
    Nils Pipenbrinck<

Hi Nils:

Here is one possibility.  Go to a used book store in any large city.  You
should be able to find at least a few textbooks on transistor applications,
and they will probably be quite cheap to buy.  The principles and usage of
transistors was thoroughly explored back in the '60s and '70s, and many
books were put out on the subject.  No one wants them today because these
books are old now, and most people figure the info in them is outdated.  
However, the basic principles really haven't changed since then, so I think
they are still useful. 

Terry Michaels