Diodes:- Current flows in one direction Back emf protection
LED’s with series resistors.
Transistors:- Bipolar (npn) Darlington pair Field Effect (FET) Used as switches
Thyristors:- Used as a latch.
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Thyristor |
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| npn Transistor | JFET | MOSFET |
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Diodes, Led's, Rectifiers, Regulators. | 4/12/02 |
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BBC Bitesize -- Transistors. | 27/6/05 |