[sdiy] transistor matching circuit

[Tom Arnold]

On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 03:53:49PM -0800, Peter Grenader wrote:
> As lame as this definition may be, a curve tracer plots the voltage/current
> curve of anything plugged into it's test socket.  It usually involves with
> it a scope in the X/Y mode, but many have built in tubes of their own.
> Depending on the tracer's sophistication, one can arrange the DUT (device
> under test) to a plethora of load configurations giving way  to 'see' many
> different parametric specs on the tube.

I also did some searching online and found quite a few tutorials and lab
examples.  Looks like a nifty way to match transistors and diodes and a
fairly easy add-on to build for a scope.

I guess this is why I bought a digital scope, so I could store and compare
curves like this...

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