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from Elektor Electronics (order code 000189-41). Jumper Remember to take great care during construction and test-
JP1 is normally open. Closing this causes the last received ing, since the complete circuit is at mains potential!
code to be stored in the internal EEPROM memory as the Finally, we would like to point out that the circuit will only
new code that activates the receiver. work with mainly resistive loads and is therefore unsuitable
The use of the printed circuit board shown here will for fluorescent lights.
make construction of the circuit very straightforward. (000189-1)
R4
4Ω7
10W
+5V
- 5V T1
R1
1k
BD139 T2
R2
1k
D1
2N3055
BAT85 R3
220Ω
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Darlingtons are useful devices because they have a pleas- improvement. The operation consists of the addition of a
antly high gain. A disadvantage however, is that they are (Schottky-)diode in the blocking direction across the base-
much slower than normal transistors, something that emitter junction (D1). This diode can provide a consider-
becomes even more of an issue if the two base-emitter able reduction in turn-off time. The consequences for the
resistors have relatively high values. The reason is that the reproduction of, for example, a 113-kHz square wave are
charge in the base can be dissipated only slowly. In reality clearly illustrated by the oscilloscope traces shown here,
this can only happen in the base/emitter junction itself or where one trace is with, and one without, the additional
via the relatively high base-emitter resistor (R2). There is diode.
not much that can be done with ready-made ‘three legged’ To avoid any misunderstandings, we would like to add
darlingtons, but with do-it-yourself darlingtons both base that this ‘diode trick’ really only works well when the input
connections are readily accessible, which makes it possi- voltage goes negative with respect to ground.
ble to apply ‘minor surgery’ in the interest of a little (014041-1)