Build the Main PCB
Last updated: 2023-12-19
Transistor
Transistors are amplifiers, used to increase the voltage range of a signal. Its 3 legs, the Emitter, Base, and Collector (E, B, C) need to be placed in the correct holes.
Match the shape of the transistor, Q1, to the shape drawn on the PCB, and install and solder it. Clip its leads.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
Q1: amplifies the signal, unusually though, and in an asymmetric fashion