E-B-C Transistor Pin Identifier Tests transistors and diodes for polarity Simple circuitry - 9V Battery operation Circuit diagram:Parts: RL,R2,R3,R1Q__10K 1/4 Resiotore R4,RS RE, Tock 1/ati Resistors R7,RB,R9 22K 1/al) Resistors cL, c2,3. L0tnF 63V Polyester or Ceramic Capecitors ca 47a 25¥ Electrolytic Capacitor DL,03,05, Smm. Red IEDs 2,4,D6, ‘Sum. Green LEDs ICL, 4011 Quad 2 input MAND Gave IC x02) ‘ao1e or 4066 Quad bilateral switch 1c SW1,SU2,$U3__$?8T Toygle ox Slide Switches PL, 2, SST Pushbutton Switches 31, 22,03. 1, 2 or dum. chassis sockets - or transistor socket or leads ended with crocodile claps BL ov PP? Batrery Clip for PP Battery Circuit operation: 4 three-phase wave form is derived fram the 9S0H2 ring-of-three oscillator formed by ICA, ICL and 1C1C, and applied to the device uncer test via the LEDs. The oscillator wave form anakles ech par of davies terminals to be forward, reverse and unkiasod for one third of a cycle Current flowing inta the device will tum the aapropriate Red LED on and current fowing out will turn on the Green LED. Thus, the pesition of the Base lead and tha polarity of 3 transistor may be deduced IC2A, B and C are used to switch P7, 28 and 29 at once in parallal to Pa, PS and PS respectively, by pressing P2 Pushbutton. This operation allows higher current drive for the Base lead of the device uncer test and may ke required when lew-gain power transistors are tested As in most cases the pin laycut of TO3 metal encased power devices may be easily deduced, and pin identification is mostly required by iow power plastic encapsulated devices, IC2, R7, FB, R9, R10 and PZ can be omitted.Testing procedure: Connect randomly the pins of the transistor under test to J1, 12 and J3 sackets or dips Close SW, SW2 and Sw3. Push on Pi} if the transistor is in good health the response of the Identifier will b2 Twa terminals will show both LEDs illuminated, the remaining one will shaw 2 single LED illuminated, Ifthe LED iluminated is Red, the pin connected to the related connector will be the Base of a NPN transistor, 6. Ifthe LED ilumnated is Green, the pin connected to the related ccrnetor willbe the Base of PNF transistor. 7, Open the switch related to the single illuminated LED: the twa terminals showing both LEDs iluninated will change their state and a single LED per terminal will be illuminated The LEO which oreviously indicated the Base oin will turn-off 8, IFtho transistor was previously identifiod ac NPN, tho ain connected to the now lumnated Green LED willbe the Enter, whereas the pn connested to the Rec LED wil 2 the Collector, 9. Ifthe transistor mas previously identified as PNP, the pin connected ta the now illuminated Red LED will be the Emitter, whereas the pin connected to the Green LED will bbe the Collector. This procedure will suffice for reliable pin identification of mast transistor types, In some cases, mainly when low-gain high power trarsistars are tested, the LED cculd iluminate faintly and reliable pin identification could b= not so easy. Pushing both PL and P2 will remedy this shortcaming. Diode testing: 1. Connect randomly the diode pins to two af the three sackets or clins 2. Close SW, SwW2 and SW 3. Bush on Pi ifthe dds is in good heath, only one Red LED and one Green LED wil illuminate 4. The Red LED will signal that the ciace pin connected to ts related terminal will be the Anode, whereas the Green L=D will signal that the diade pin connected ta its related terminal wil be the Cathode. Note: Unfortunately, testing Darlington type transistors cauld lead to some trouble. In fact, the Bace pin and the polarity of thase trancistor types wil be correctly shown by the Fin Identifier in the same way as corman transistors, but Collector and Emitter pins will be displayed invertad; i.e. if the transistor was previously identified az NPN, the pin connacted to the new iluminatad Green LED will be the Cellactor (NOT the Emitter), wheraas the pin connacted te the Red LED will 22 the Emitter (NOT the Collactor). On the other hand, if the transistar was previously identified 2s PNP, the ar cannacted to the now illuminated Ped LED will be the Collactar (NOT the Emitter), wnareas the pin connacted to the Graan LED will be tha Emitter (NOT the Collector), This is due to the fact that Darlington power transistors usually incorporate on the same chip a reverse-connected ciode across Emitter and Collector. Dauiats can 42 easily dissipated pushing on P2: Darlington transistors will cause all two LED pairs related to Ewitter and Collector pins ta illuminate brightly. On the contrary, comman transistors will cause only a faint illurnination of the remaining LEOs and, usually, 2 single LED indicating the Calectar pin will llurninate,