LER #234 All you need to know about TRANSISTORS to fix stuff This is the 6th video in this series looking at common components and circuits, from the perspective of a repair hobbyist / technician. In each video I hope to teach you all you need to know about the most common way in which components and circuits fail, and how to test and diagnose these faults. 00:00:00 Chapter 1 - Intro 00:03:44 Chapter 2 - Identifying And Testing Transistors Out Of Circuit 00:27:27 Chapter 3 - Transistors And Heatsinks 00:30:10 Chapter 4 - Photo Transistors 00:30:38 Chapter 5 - Silicon And Germanium Transistors 00:32:09 Chapter 6 - How Transistors Work 00:47:15 Chapter 7 - What Goes Wrong 00:52:19 Chapter 8 - How To Test Transistors In Circuit 01:00:35 Chapter 9 - Testing Transistors With A Voltmeter 01:06:47 Chapter 10 - Epilogue The ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Series Resistors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-1qPx9Tww Capacitors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9slJUqT6Ls Inductors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOFmrR1E2s8 Diodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW3jpiQ4xpA Zener Diodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trjbHhLERic Transistors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDDwTbM9DLw ATX PSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjZtZNssroE Amplifiers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oWBcTTeMNQ MOSFETs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNu00nMBaaQ Thermal Cameras https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Ll2v1brT0 Power Adapters Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoSaaK71tGY Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlDqQpM-VFE My previous 'Transistors' Videos How Transistors Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io5Km9spZnc Understanding Transistor Circuits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISS0_AdWJLQ How To Test Transistors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X157a_kAoWU These are affiliate links, you pay the normal price and I make a small commission. TEST METERS Aneng AN8009 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdWIynN https://amzn.to/469ZgOS KM601 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBwTp1H VC480C+ https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEYs6ix https://amzn.to/3Q3LEz7 https://amzn.to/46tmNdo MESR-100 ESR METER https://amzn.to/3tiy8hK https://amzn.to/3RwvejK https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmirIEj XC6013L CAPACITOR METER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmXD5zN https://amzn.to/3t71Nul https://amzn.to/3LDdcbO TM-902C TEMPERATURE METER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dm9GAtZ https://amzn.to/3LFzERv https://amzn.to/3PTwuvW LCR-T4 LOW COST COMPONENT ANALYZER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmqdzp5 https://amzn.to/46uzV1R https://amzn.to/3RHsmAN FNB58 USB ANALYZER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmd8TR1 https://amzn.to/3tb1QW8 https://amzn.to/46oMn30 PCI POST ANALYZER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBssfzN https://amzn.to/46m9Gep TL460S Plus PCI_E ANALYZER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DnBVP1z https://amzn.to/3ZERvOs TOOLTOP ET829 SCOPE METER https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBwnCGP MULTIMETER PROBE KIT KET05 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DE7nAyB OSCILLOSCOPES FNIRSI 1014D https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEzZMVh https://amzn.to/3RxMFk1 FNIRSI DPOX180H https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBX7auf https://amzn.to/468oooT BENCH PSU NPS3010W https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDPJtbD https://amzn.to/3rxsuIf SOLDERING T12 Station with M8 9501 Handle https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFVdrD9 https://amzn.to/3FdG8Ul M8 9501 HANDLE https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_De0ImfH T12-BC3 Tip https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeNDaAF https://amzn.to/3EUFpqQ https://amzn.to/3PB8axw QUICK 861DW https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDo9wKj https://amzn.to/3PBOKZH https://amzn.to/3RCSqNh PROS'KIT SS-331H https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDo9wKj THERMAL CAMERA Infiray P2 Pro https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmuj4a7 https://amzn.to/457PgEb MICROSCOPES Amscope Optical Microscope (copy) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlhF4BV https://amzn.to/4675Qp0 https://amzn.to/459uvrY ANDONSTAR AD407 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dl4xXrD https://amzn.to/3PSQKxJ https://amzn.to/48sxej4 EEPROM Programming TL866 II+ https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlsAR1H https://amzn.to/3RTCRB9 https://amzn.to/3LDu3Lu CONSUMABLES NC-559-ASM FLUX https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdadZaX DESOLDER BRAID (I use size 8045) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dl5XUjN https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFJyLiX MECHANIC HX-T100 Solder 63:37 (I use 0.6mm) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeZCC1h Learn Electronics Repair is now on Discord! Come and join the fun and let's fix stuff together, it's free and a nice place to be. https://discord.gg/vam6YC8vwU It takes a lot of time and effort to make Youtube videos. If you enjoy my videos or they helped you with your own repairs please consider subscribing to my channel or click LIKE You can send donations via this link https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/youtubeLER You can subscribe via this link https://www.patreon.com/learnelectronicsrepair Thank you for your support. Richard