piclist-bounces@mit.edu wrote:
> If there is a current in the base, it allows a larger current
> to flow from Collector to Emittor.

while that's true, in this case it is more appropriate to view it another way. You've got H&H, right? study sections 2.03 and 2.04.

(I personally don't like the way H&H approaches the various transistor models. But that may be due to having learned it a different way/order via Sedra & Smith. YMMV - everyone has a learning methodology that works best for themselves)

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