Transistor pins EBC

May 09, 2005 3 Replies

Can anyone confirm that when Im looking at the diagram of a transistor eg

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Page 3, Diagram one, That Im looking straight at the flat spot of the Transistor. Not the Rounded part. Thanks.


Yes. You see two lines, vertically, inside the body part of the transistor, along the vertical sides of the body. These lines are there to show you that it is the front side of the transistor you are looking at.

These lines show the edges between the rounded and the flat surfaces.

Roger J.

Yes.

A: you can see its edges in the front view, and B: the one below is the bottom view, as if you're holding it with both index fingers and both thumbs, and just swing the legs up toward you.

Cheers! Rich

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