barry
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Again, there is 0.6V across B-E, not 12VHi Barry,
Thanks, I'd realised that point. I just thought it might be helpful to fm101 to understand that - as FvM briefly said - every part, including a Transistor Universal NPN (TUN), has its maximum ratings, and 12V is double the 6V maximum Vbe for BJTs.