<div dir="ltr">P.S.  $0.25 a piece  (my cost)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 4:11 PM, Scott Hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scottghall1@gmail.com" target="_blank">scottghall1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>I'm buying a bunch of TIP120 darlington-pair transistors for driving larger loads from microcontroller I/O pins.<a href="https://www.arrow.com/en/products/tip120/stmicroelectronics?wm_g_phyloc=1023285&wm_g_intloc=&gclid=CP_hkIbJlM8CFQooaQod7A0E4g&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=tip120&utm_campaign=us+-+sku+-+stmicroelectronics+-+dynamic+inventory#partsDetailsDatasheet" target="_blank"><br>https://www.arrow.com/en/<wbr>products/tip120/<wbr>stmicroelectronics?wm_g_<wbr>phyloc=1023285&wm_g_intloc=&<wbr>gclid=CP_<wbr>hkIbJlM8CFQooaQod7A0E4g&utm_<wbr>source=google&utm_medium=cpc&<wbr>utm_term=tip120&utm_campaign=<wbr>us+-+sku+-+stmicroelectronics+<wbr>-+dynamic+inventory#<wbr>partsDetailsDatasheet</a><br><br></div><div>Rated for up to 60V up to 5A.  In my case 12VDC @ 1.5A<br></div><div><br></div>Anybody want some?<br><br></div>For those who aren't familiar with them, a pair of matched transistors in a Darlington configuration:<br><img alt="Image result" name="m_7613387562796012292_zOW0z_J42rtR6M:" style="width:126px;min-height:187px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJrPR9XUhTQP2vlMA0yG9Hl-PkiDlPkL9rYgTElB0AB8Q5rbYzXg"><br><br></div>can switch larger loads than just a single transistor.  Here is a typical circuit:<br><br><img title="trsw07" src="http://www.ermicro.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/trsw07.jpg" alt="" height="401" width="584"><br><div><p>By using 5 Volt power supply and DC Motor with 12 Volt and 1 A maximum operating current:</p>
<p>RC = 0 Ohm (not use, connect directly to the 12 Volt power)<br>
I<sub>B</sub> = I<sub>C</sub> / h<sub>FE</sub> = 1 A / 1000 = 0.001 A<br>
RB = (V<sub>PORT</sub> – V<sub>BE</sub>) / I<sub>B</sub> = (4.2 – 1.4) / 0.001 = 2800 Ohm, use <strong>2K7 Ohm</strong> resistor<br>
P = (V<sub>PORT</sub> – V<sub>BE</sub>) x I<sub>B</sub> = (4.2 – 1.4) x 0.001 = 0.0028 watt, use <strong>0.25 Watt</strong> resistor</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div>Scott G. Hall<br>Raleigh, NC, USA<br><a href="mailto:scottghall1@gmail.com" target="_blank">scottghall1@gmail.com</a></div>
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