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Subject: RE: [motm] [Q] Basic Electronics

From: "Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)" <noise@...>
Date: 2002-10-29

E = Emitter
B = Base
C = Collecter

Now you know everything I know. ;)

--PBr

-----Original Message-----
From: Tentochi [mailto:tentochi2003@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:36 AM
To: MOTM listserv
Subject: [motm] [Q] Basic Electronics


One of the standard formats for transistors is EBC
which the BC550 and BC560 (among many others) both
conform to. I know that this is the labeling of the
pins from left to right as you are facing the flat
part of the transistor. What do E, B and C stand for?