Exodus
Newbie level 1
hello my questions is on the operation of transistors i have a basic under standing of how they work meaning i know that you need to put a small voltage on the base to make the collector conduct to the emmiter but i am a beginning tinkerer i built a basic circuit with a transistor as a switch i had 5 volts connected to the collector only but when i took my reading on the base there was 5 volts there does the collector conduct to the base if there is no voltage on the base? i wish i could draw you a diagram of the circuit. anyway when i did put a 5 volt source on the base my led came on it should have turned off when there was a voltage applied because i had the emmiter connected directly to ground adn i was taking my output off of the collector below a resistor please help if you can.