LeadStuffer
- Feb 15, 2017
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Hello.
I'm not great with the hardware side of electronics, and so am not sure as to whether a specific type of component exists or not.
The type of component I'm after is similar to a transistor, in that it would use a base to control a current, however a transistor (as I understand it) is just an on/off switch controlled by the base.
I was wondering if there is a similar component that controls the current through the collector and emitter, so that this current is proportional to the power given to the base.
Does anyone know of such a component, or would I just have to make a new circuit to do something like this?
I'm not great with the hardware side of electronics, and so am not sure as to whether a specific type of component exists or not.
The type of component I'm after is similar to a transistor, in that it would use a base to control a current, however a transistor (as I understand it) is just an on/off switch controlled by the base.
I was wondering if there is a similar component that controls the current through the collector and emitter, so that this current is proportional to the power given to the base.
Does anyone know of such a component, or would I just have to make a new circuit to do something like this?