Jim Yanik .> wrote in
:

> "TeGGeR®" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Randolph > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> The
>>> data sheet shows the diode between emitter and collector.
>>
>>
>> So then it wouldn't make much sense to try and show it.
>>
>> Randolph, I'm having trouble understanding the current path through
>> the transistor. I found this page:
>> http://nobelprize.org/physics/educat...nction/thegame.
>> h tml
>>
>> It helps me understand more, but I don't get which way the current
>> goes through the base electrode. I have a suspicion that my diagrams
>> show the current going the wrong way through the transistor.
>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ignit...ion/index.html
>>
>>
>>
>
> There's two current paths;the B-E path and the C-E path(main path).
> Current flows the opposite direction of the emitter arrow,for both
> base and collector currents.
>


I'm having trouble getting my mind around this.

I am aware that "flow" is _commonly_ considered to be from the positive to
negative terminals of the battery, but the electrons themselves go in the
OTHER direction.

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ignit...ion/index.html
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ignit...adigniter.html
On these two pages, is the current flow through the transistors correctly
depicted? Nobody has answered that question yet.

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