Transistors Explained - How transistors work
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- Transistors how do transistors work. In this video we learn how transistors work, the different types of transistors, electronic circuit basics, how to build a transistor circuit, transistor amplifier, current gain beta, npn, pnp, heat sink, electronics and electrical engineering. Plus more!
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I have been waiting and waiting for a long time
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This is absolutely best video about transistor.thank you very much.❤️
I enjoy your videos but sometimes when you use conventional current I get really confused I'm used to electron flow
20 years after I had to study electronics at school, I finally understood how transistors work.
you didn't study electronics then
you studied how to use certain electronic components in a very limited setup
Like ohm's law, how to power a LED using a battery and a resistor. And that's probably it
@@xl000 that was true. And I still got a degree haha
Then got out in real world and found I was dumber than a box of rocks
Me too 10 years after, shame on education system!
Because teachers are not allowed by gov to teach magic tricks in unis or colleges so you can become smart. They show you only rubbish stuff so they can discourage you from learning and stay dum. Shame on education gov teacher, they teach good stuff only to rich idiots.
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This video is better than the instructors explanation at university 😐😐
Tell them to use our videos
This channel is already famous at MMU. However, I wish I can tell them to teach with the same passion..!!!
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im saying. never going back to that hell lmaooo youtube university
@@posskat9747 Sadly YT has no labs for experiments
I've been an Electrician for years, but Electronics has always been a bit of a dark art to me, these videos are great! really well explained, good job!
@DON'T CLICK THIS VIDEO true
@MikeProductions1000 I'm a dual trade instrumentation technician/electrician. While fault finding (eg. a motor circuit) yes we will follow schematic drawings or wiring diagrams to diagnose a fault however some pieces of equipment may not have available drawings so you definitely need to be able to fault find without drawings.
@MikeProductions1000 most of the time working on industrial/commercial jobs, the installations are old and if you ask the customer for the drawings, they look at you as if you've got 2 heads 😂
This is one of "THE" best educational content I've ever seen... You explained both Diode and Transistor in 1 video and you did it in 18 minutes... That's just awesome...✌️✌️
Over 55 years ago (when I was 10) I was given a birthday present of a simple electronics kit. Several things could be made from it... from buzzers to flashing lights, to even a simple SW radio. While I had no idea at the time what was happening (in terms of the Physics), and needed only to follow very clear instructions as to how to wire the components, the fact that "joining all these bits" in different ways resulted in things with very different properties was very exciting.
Now - over half a century later - I discover this remarkable video that beautifully explains the inner workings!
Excellent material.
I can help you with time travel
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I got one too. Best gift ever! Never became an engineer tho, or an electrician. xD
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In 1966 I was a Marine stationed at Camp LeJeune in North Carolina. My Company Commander sent me to a 4 week course on transistors. About 99% of the transceiver equipment in the Corps at that time used tubes. I graduated first in my class and was rewarded by my Commander by a promotion to Corporal. Imagine sitting in a class for 7 hours a day for 4 weeks just learning about transistors. We went into detailed theory and saw movies on the process of manufacturing all forms of transistors; plus we did lots of lab work where we built transistor circuits and learned how to troubleshoot them. I'm 75 now but still remember much of what I learned in that course. After I left the Corps in 1968 I became an Electrical Engineer and worked mostly with communications receivers and sonar until 2012 when I retired. I had a great career and now I mostly goof off on the 5 country acres my wife, 4 cats, and I live on. Cheers to all.
The aliens gave the military transistor tech
This is by far the best explanation of basic transistors that I have ever watched! And I’ve watched many many of them. I used to work in a semiconductor physics lab, and you have explained it better than the professor did, in clearer and more easily assimilated terms. This kind of stuff is really needed by many people. Kudos to you 👍
Perhaps a professor is more driven by his pride in knowledge and ability to answer questions as oppose to focusing on how to explain things better.
This is actually really comprehensive and not boring/sleep-inducing. Great job
0:44 Heat sink and resin case
2:40 As a switch
4:19 As an amplifier
7:13 Diagram of BJT amplifier
15:31 Actual working
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9:40 I almost fainted when I saw 4 electrons in 2nd orbit and 1 in 3rd orbit.
That's not how it works
Very helpful
@@gerolifium it clearly states simplified atom - Bohr model
A conventional current is true because the current isn't just flow of electrons. In electrical current, all charged particles move. Including positive. Positively charged particles flow in one direction, negatively charged - in opposite.
I am a finance student learning about transistors and almost understood 80% of it. This guy is a genius teacher. God bless you.
It's great to look back on transistor theory, I am a qualified ex TV engineer from back in the early 80,s to late 90,s. I've replaced so many transistor s it's difficult to quantify. From Audio visual I went into medical lasers and had a wonderful career. These videos are very easy to understand, and invaluable. Thanks.
This is the BEST channel for clear explanations :D thank you!
Glad you think so!
I agree!!
@@EngineeringMindset can you go over harmonic distortion? A video on that. I just heard of that at my job, also more three phase stuff if possible your videos are amazing!
@@94mac reflections, and harmonic distortions.... What about voltage standing wave reflections? =D
Very true. I mean, he's just really good.
1000 times better than my entire semester of electronics ❤️
50 years ago, the emphasis was on "hole flow" in the U. S. Navy electronics technician school. I didn't fully understand how transistors worked until I took an engineering correspondence course. Your explanation is easier to understand.
P side has holes and n side which flows through the holes and it immediately is transported to the current. BJT
I was so confused by the explanation of our professor. This is so much clearer and I finally understand how this little component works. Hope there will be a follow-up video on JFET and MOSFET in the future.
I was a technician long time ago, I knew already this semiconductor works 😊 keep up man!
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I wish my professors had explained electronics so effectively. Electronics was never so easy for me. Thank you for these videos, I am now able to understand things better rather than remembering them.
Its not professors problem but its time given to explain such topics . For you its needed more time to understand but it's ok to understand late ok 😊
@@Scolar69 it is the professor's problem
they're supposed to be skilled teachers, if they can't teach a subject like this in a time limit, they are not worth paying for
This dude rocks tbh. Explains stuffs better than most professors. :')
The inventors of the transistor, Shockley, Bardeen,and Bratain certainly deserved that noble prize! It was the discovery that changed the world for sure!
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Excellent, thanks.
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oh Man! You explained what they taught me in Electronics Engineering course in one semester in just a 18 min video with much more clarity. Thanks a lot. This is one of the best educational video.
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I love this video, it's so helpful. I use npn and pnp type sensors connected to an arduino very often, but I'm a little bit confused as to the circuitry involved. A video on npn/pnp type sensors and how they connect to microcontrollers would be really great!
I am an electronics engineer, working in Core field since last 2 years.... 4 years of graduation studies and 2 years of practical work... But the clarity I got on how a transistor works is *TODAY* ❤️ UR ANIMATION IS BEAUTIFUL... LOVE FROM INDIA 👍
You became an electronics engineer without knowing how basic electronics work?
I wish I could've seen this vid in 4 yrs of my electrical engineering. Really well explained!!!
Same. I graduated the same year this video released
Spent 4 years working for as a traveling industrial engineer/mechanic. The non/pnp break down and water flow diagram was much better than the 2 week electrical course. Kudos.
5:36 your diagrams are brilliant. Thank you so much. NO amount of reading was able to get me to visualize that the current passed through the base was going through the emitter and not just staying there. I thought a current HAD to be going into the collector to get any output through the emitter. Thanks!
This really is such a good explanation for transistors. Not a lot of channels seem to get it right or explain it with such clarity
You have got my subscription. Its clear, concise, straight to the point and goes over everything you need to know. Thank you so much dude! I would love a video of how they work together in computers if you don’t already have one.
i was thinking that an 18 mins video to explain this would be way too long, turns out, it taught me more than id learnt in my 30 or more hours of electronics classes at university back in the day! good vid
Nobody has ever managed to explain this to me in a meaningful way before, but this video was on point on the first watch. Thank you!
YES THANK YOU FINALLY A GREAT VIDEO ON THIS TOPIC
Glad you liked it!
@@EngineeringMindset
I know right!
Thank you! I need videos like this for all aspects of electronics! This is so much easier to follow than anything else I have seen
I used to believe I wasn't proficient in academics, as it took me seven years to complete my Btech course, and I ultimately couldn't achieve success, leading to my dropout. However, upon viewing this video, I have come to recognize that the primary responsibility for my struggles should be attributed to the teacher who instructed the subject. Now, having watched this video, I find that I can effortlessly grasp the same material that once posed challenges for me. Thank you very much for saving me.
This was the first time that I totally understand what a transistor really is and how it functions. Thanks fella.
I am so glad TH-cam set this to my feed. Always been somewhat curious about electronics, so cool to have a deeper understanding on how it all works.
I always wondered why the arrows in transistors and diodes pointed the opposite direction to electron flow. I'd also heard transistors described as essentially two back-to-back diodes, but couldn't wrap my head around that analogy.
Now I have answers to both of those! Thank you!
Ive seen countless videos on low level computing, even some series on people making breadboard computers and stuff, and yet only now have i found an explanation for transistors that i can somehow understand!
From last 3 day our tution teacher is explaining this whole topic but i didnt even understand a single point of it.
But within 18 minutes you teach in the simplest way which i dont think anyone could explain this to me.
Thank you.
Never understood transistor operation until I watched this. Great detailed visual explanation. Thank you!
You should be a professor. I have watched 3 of your videos to prepare for my labs and all of them are so helpful and inspiring.
Brilliant explanation without mindless monotonal droning. Thank you so much. This actually helps me with some projects I've struggled with. The interwebs needs more content like this and fewer "watch me do my makeup" or "unbox the iPhone" videos.
I discovered this channel when I was studying for my CETa, but I still keep learning with even better videos. Nice work!
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The absolute best explanation of the transistor I have ever seen since electronics college in 1980. Great Job.
40 years after I first heard about the terms "semi conductor" and "transistors", I now know what they mean.
Thank you brother.
Best tutorial ever. Even a smol braine like myself gets it. Thanks!
The best explanation of a transistor I’ve seen yet. Great Job.
I came, I saw, I subscribed!
EDIT: after checking the videos, I conclude that this channel is a gem! I really admire and respect your effort put into this and also your ability to simplify things in order to explain them like this.
As a hobbyist who is playing around with some components, you make transistors change from an intimidating topic to a very approachable component. Thank you :)
I wish this video existed 10 years ago. Some professors aren't adept at simplifying concepts so I had to teach myself a lot, so to speak. I'm on an entirely different field now, but this video is a very nice refresher.
This is the best material on transistor fundamentals I managed to find. Highly grateful you made this available. Thank you.
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Just put my first transistor circuit together, so proud, thank you so much
Thank you for this wonderful explanation of transistor operation! This is perhaps the finest, most in-depth, yet concise and understandable explanation I have ever seen! Well done!
I was studying this for my exam and your video came just on time. Is this just a coincidence 😁. Great explanation ✌️
Perfect! Good luck
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My tuition to a technical college was sponsored by a major corporation to learn these same theories. I hope people realize the value of information like this which is shared freely...
It is not common for me to feel educated. Today you have made me feel educated. My deepest gratitude to all those who contributed any to this video and its creation.
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Sincerely.
This is so well explained that it further cements the fact that your professor can make your academic ambitions a miserable endeavor if they are unable to explain concepts in simple ways
Thanks! That's the first explanation I've seen that explains *why* the collector and emitter are different (the amount of doping), and why current flows in the one direction. (Other explanations show apparent symmetry between collector and emitter.) Explaining what causes it to amplify current was a bonus.
That is the most clear and concise explanation of a transistor I've seen. Thank you.
0:17: 💡 A transistor is an important electronic component that can act as a switch and amplify signals.
4:01: 🔌 This text explains how a transistor works and its applications.
6:38: 🔌 The video explains how transistors work and the direction of electron flow.
9:48: ⚡ The structure of a conductor atom, the role of valence and conduction bands, and the concept of doping in semiconductors.
12:50: ⚡ The process of forming a PN junction and its behavior in a transistor.
16:08: 💡 The video explains how a transistor works in a P-type material with reverse bias.
Recap by Tammy AI
I've been looking for a video that explains transistors in a way I can understand. Not one has done it except for this one. Thank you
This is one of the best presentations of this information. I would love to see this level of detail in doing basic amplifier design, sizing resistors and capacitors to a particular application.
I don't think that this guy can do basic amplifier design, it would cover every conceivable design aspect taking a few months to complete the video.
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Keep uploading sir👍😁 you helping people who interested in electronics and cant pay semester just like me😁 its better to watch your channel than go to school 😉😁thank u so much, i learn a lot of this channel😁👍Godbless to you sir🙏🏻💛😁
I will try my best
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Excellent video. Great visuals and explanation. Better than any explanations I've received by instructors/trainers.
You explain both transistor and how electricity works, and also clarify that electrons flows from the negative to the positive, I guess that's why scientist called it "subatomic particle with a negative charge". You really blow my mind.
Literally understood something in one video what I was trying to learn for a week. Thank you very much
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Man, these tutorials are so meaty, my brain hurts watching them. But, now that I'm hooked on working with electronic components, I'm glad someone out there is tackling this arcane subject matter, dumbing it down for the masses, and presenting it to we technically challenged folks, hopefully so we can grasp its fundamentals. Thanks for that.
The best classic electronic engineering tutorial ever seen
I don't know how in depth youre willing to go, but I'm here for it!
Would love to see a video on the amplification aspect of transistors, videos about transconductance and small signal modelling would be awesome
Please keep making videos. These are so much more helpful than reading it in a book. Love that you return to the fundamentals before moving on to the more advanced ideas. Well done
Omg thanks a lot! I learnt this chapter twice and still didn't understand but saw your video once understood everything capacitance, inductors and transistors. Really like the way you compare it to water pipes very good comparison thanks a lot. you might have just increased my physics marks in my upcoming test. thanks😀
Great visualizations. You condensed an entire semester of college into 18 minutes and explained it better than they do. Thank you.
Kudos to you. Your videos makes engineering more interesting. I never understood this much basics in my college also
My aircraft AC instructor needs to watch this video, I wish I found this when I was studying for the exam, it would have made it a lot easier.
I can't thank enough for this video. Didn't understand anything on online classes and was too lazy to prepare myself. And you explained everything clearly in 18 mins my professor couldn't in a week.
best lesson i've ever seen no doubt. Better than 6 hours in my university for transistor
I solder these transistors every day and never truly understood how they worker until now. Thank you so much for your simple and clever visual explanation.
I was waiting for this video since you uploaded the community post.
Amazing explanation!
I love how you use comprehensive analogies to explain seemingly complicated concepts✨
Glad you liked it!
Excellent! I wish I had this clear an explanation when I took electronics courses
at University. This gives a real understanding of the workings of a fundamental
electronic component.
Please keep up the good work!
Bob
i was thinking the same bob
This is by far hands down the best transistor video I've found , thank you sir incredible work concise yet detailed information ❤️❤️
Where was TH-cam during my school time? Life changing. Thank you
Brilliant, I have been an Engineer for years, and it’s always good to go back to basics 👍
We've just started on electronics in automotive school. I've been watching your videos for help with fundamentals of electricity and other bits and bobs of knowledge. Not to mention, I was actually discussing diodes and transistors with my father earlier today. This video my good sir, has arrived just in time! :)
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a really useful thing i learned (and it made PNP transistors make complete sense to me), is that both NPN and PNP transistors (as well as N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs) are purely symmetrical.
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More Clear And Neat Than I learned Before In Physics Subject!!!, Thanks
Thank you for explaining the source of confusion related to electron flow in an electrical circuit: negative to positive; while conventional terminology will show a flow from positive to negative. I think the confusion is further exacerbated by the failure to distinguish between potential (voltage) and electron flow. I think of the positive side as a magnet attracting the electrons. The magnetic pull is in one direction, the electron flow in the other.
Well put!
Yes, but a diode makes that theory false. Electrons cannot flow negative to positive through the diode.
wow .... well done , this is by far the best , years and years of people trying to explain this , I know what they do and how to use them but always wanted to know how it works and you have provided me with the how thank you
Wah! Really amazed at explaining skills...any body and everybody can get the concept understood better than any instructors explaining it...
Hats off...
With the magnitude of clarity coming from each of these videos, I'm now totally convinced that the Big Ten engineering school I graduated from for Electrical Engineering 20+ years ago was in business of making its students repeat engineering courses or take less of them in a semester to better-absorb the material so that we'd have to stay for that 5th year just for an undergrad degree. The way this material is presented in these videos reminds me of how some of those 60's educational videos used to be with the cartoon animation to help visualize how all this stuff works.
2:48 - I've been tinkering with electronics since I was about 8 years old.
I'm now 30.
Up until I saw this diagram, and tested it myself, I never knew current which isn't referenced to the collector and emitter could trigger the transistor.
I always thought the base current had to originate from the same supply connected the the collector.
When I tried this out, I was actually mind-blown. The number of times I've had to needlessly use opto isolators, and relays in the past came flooding back.
The tricky thing is that usually, when designing circuits, you only consider _relative_ voltages between parts of a circuit. When using multiple power sources without a common ground, this can get you in trouble :) If you want to build something like a CPU out of discrete transistors, you really don't want there to be unexpected voltage gradients in the circuit.
One of the best explainetion i ever seen, i got answer for my lot of doubts which was not cleared in college time,thank u bro
This is really amazing. You cleared almost every concept with really amazing simulations and it was fun.
The swing gate section was a really good explanation. I already understood from earlier, but that was nice to see
Very very interesting video. I studied electrical and electronic ennineering in the early 90 for the three years and oddly ended up going in to the health service and never using it. Recently my interest has peaked again in this area so these videos are much appreciated😊
Electronic engineering is fixed in to your soul you left it but can't remain separate keep going
yeah those 'specials' very impressive to my ears, but maybe smth you shouldnt prioritize, their tune of space always impressive, even on my old system
When I studied this in college, they only had the valence electron and this is the first I've heard about the conduction zone or band. It makes it easier to picture. Applying a signal will be a lot more interesting than a switching application, can't wait!
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Very good explanation, thank you 👍
the water pipe example was really a genius way to explain the idea which make me understand the working of transistor more clearly.
Love your videos because of the animations. They bring to life the concepts for many of my students. How about creating a Transistors 2 video that speaks on MOSFETs as well. Since these are ones that seem to be popular in designs. Thanks.
I have made an simple and in-depth series explaining MOSFETs, for students taking VLSI at the university.
@@BillDemos do you have a link for it? Thanks.
@@bigdaddychicano on my channel
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Superb presentation Master👍
I watched it as a film , cleared my major droughts about transistors. Teachers in Universities has to follow your channel😍