User manual

Table of contents
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1. Introduction .......................................................................... 32
2. Explanation of symbols ....................................................... 33
3. Intended use ........................................................................ 33
4. Delivery content ................................................................... 35
5. Safety instructions ............................................................... 36
6. Product overview ................................................................. 39
7. Unpacking ........................................................................... 40
8. Making measurements ........................................................ 40
a) Important notes .............................................................. 40
b) Diodes ........................................................................... 42
c) Diode network ................................................................ 43
d) LEDs .............................................................................. 44
e) Bicolour LEDs ................................................................ 45
f) Transistor ....................................................................... 46
g) Transistors with special properties ................................. 47
h) Transistors with faulty or very low gain .......................... 49
i) Current gain (HFE) ......................................................... 50
j) Base-emitter voltage drop .............................................. 51
k) Collector leakage current ............................................... 51
l) MOSFETs ....................................................................... 52
m) J
unctionFETsareconventionaleld-effecttransistors .... 54
n) Thyristors ....................................................................... 55
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