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 +==== NPN ====
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 +NPN. If the base is at a higher voltage than the emitter, current flows from collector to emitter.
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 +NPN. Small amount of current also flows from base to emitter.
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 +NPN. Voltage at base controls amount of current flow through transistor (collector to emitter).
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 +[[image:NPN.gif|300px]]
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 +==== PNP ====
 +PNP. If the base is at a voltage than the emitter, current flows from emitter to collector.
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 +PNP. Small amount of current also flows from emitter to base.
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 +PNP. Voltage at base controls amount of current flow through transistor (emitter to collector).
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 +[[image:PNP.gif|300px]]
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 +Follow the arrow to see the direction of current flow.
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 +==== MNEMONIC AID ====
 +To figure out which is which when you're reading a schematic, remember this:
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 +**N**ot **P**ointed i**N** (NPN) Arrow points away from junction.
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 +**P**ointed i**N**. (PNP) Arrow points toward junction.
  
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