[TriEmbed] Circuit Building: Stop Using Antiquated Parts

[Robert Gasiorowski]

It's all about learning and fun, so as long as you don't use it for a real
world design, I think it's OK.

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 10:14 PM, Carl Frega via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> Well it's mostly true.  Old school NPN current sinks really are kind of
> like boat anchors and MOSFETs are a whole hell of a lot better and cheaper.
>
> But we just so happen to have a few hundred boat anchors.  Screw it . . .
> . they work and I'm going to use them to drive bipolar steppers.  So what
> if I need a few resistors, we have them too.  If I can do the job with a
> drill, soldering iron, and some stuff out of a bin then I will . .  . try
> to stop me!
>
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