Velleman EDU01 User Manual

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Transistors

A transistor is an amplification device. By means of a small
current, a much larger current is controlled. Transistors come in
two flavours, NPN and PNP-types, depending on the polarity.
With this kit, you receive a BC557 (PNP) and a BC547 (NPN)
transistor. A transistor has 3 pins: Base, Emitter and Collector.

(Velleman part# BC557B, BC547B)

LDR

(Light Dependent Resistor)

E B C

C

B

E

PNP

C B E

C

B

E

NPN

BC547

BC557

A Light Dependent Resistor behaves
like a resistor. The resistance various
on the amount of light falling on the
device, it decreases with increasing
light intensity.

Velleman part# LDR04)

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