Timeline for Shorting capacitors using a transistor?
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| Oct 31, 2018 at 21:16 | comment | added | Buretto | @Felthry Hi, could you explain why it has to be on low side? I tried looking it up but I still don't understand. From my understanding if transistor is on the low side, it consumes less power? I am unsure if that is what happens, but if so how does that work? Just as a wild guess, would there be a voltage drop across where it sparks (I might try putting a thin piece of wire across instead) and so there is less voltage on the transistor? But if that were the case wouldn't it be the same as if i put transistor on high side since it all has to flow in the same path? Sorry if none of this is right | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 5:42 | comment | added | user57037 | Probably an ignition coil and spark plug from a small engine. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 5:39 | comment | added | user57037 | This won't generate a spark. You will probably need to use some type of step up-transformer connected to a spark gap to create a spark. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 2:38 | comment | added | Hearth | It seems like every beginner puts NPNs on the high side. Not sure why that is, but you'd need your transistor to be on the low side if you want anything to happen at all in this circuit. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 1:49 | answer | added | sx107 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 1:48 | vote | accept | Buretto | ||
| Oct 31, 2018 at 1:47 | history | edited | Buretto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 31, 2018 at 1:34 | answer | added | Edgar Brown | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 1:20 | comment | added | Edgar Brown | Welcome!! I just wanted to point out that there is a circuit editor on this site that you can access as you compose your question. | |
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| Oct 31, 2018 at 1:05 | history | asked | Buretto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |