Description : When you are using an ohmmeter to test a transistor for leakage, what is indicated by a low, but not shorted, reverse resistance reading?
Last Answer : A leaking transistor
Description : When you are testing the gain of an audio-frequency transistor with an ohmmeter, what is indicated by a 10-to-1 resistance ratio?
Last Answer : Normal gain.
Description : When you are using an ohmmeter to test a transistor, what range settings should be avoided?
Last Answer : Any range setting that produces a current flow through the transistor that exceeds 1 milliamp (usually R x 1 range)
Description : What must be done to a circuit before you can use an ohmmeter for testing?
Last Answer : It must be de-energized.
Description : When troubleshooting a console circuit card suspected of being faulty, first check operating voltages, clean the card and then _________________. A. make sure wired connections and push-on connectors ... circuit traces with an ohmmeter D. measure the gain of each transistor or integrated circuit
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : To conduct an in-circuit test of a transistor, you should use a/an ____________. A. voltmeter or transistor tester B. impedance meter C. ohmmeter or transistor tester D. wattmeter
Description : In order to check the performance of a transistor removed from its circuit, the instrument to be used should be a/an ____________. A. voltmeter or transistor tester B. impedance meter C. ohmmeter or transistor tester D. sensitive potentiometer
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : When checking a diode with an ohmmeter, what is indicated by two high resistance measurements?
Last Answer : The diode is open or has a high-forward resistance.
Description : When testing an SCR with an ohmmeter, the SCR will conduct if what two elements are shorted together?
Last Answer : Gate and anode.
Description : Before you connect a VOM in a circuit for an ohmmeter reading, in what condition must the circuit be?
Last Answer : De-energized
Description : How could you check a 1/500-ampere fuse with an ohmmeter?
Last Answer : Use a resistor in series with the fuse when you check it with the ohmmeter.
Description : You have just checked a 1/500-ampere fuse with an ohmmeter and find it is open. Checking the replacement fuse shows the replacement fuse is open also. Why would the replacement fuse indicate open?
Last Answer : The ohmmeter causes more than 1/500 ampere through the fuse when you check the fuse, thus it opens the fuse.
Description : You have just checked a fuse with an ohmmeter and find that the fuse is shorted. What should you
Last Answer : Put it back in the circuit. A good fuse will have zero ohms of resistance.
Description : What area of an ohmmeter scale should be used when measuring circuits?
Last Answer : The middle of the scale.
Description : What is used to provide the ohmmeter with several ranges?
Last Answer : An ohmmeter has several internal range resistors and a switch or a series of jacks to select the proper range.
Description : How is a series-type ohmmeter connected to the circuit being measured?
Last Answer : The ohmmeter is connected in series with the resistance to be measured.
Description : What other measurement can an ohmmeter make?
Last Answer : Circuit continuity.
Description : What electrical quantity is measured by an ohmmeter?
Last Answer : Resistance.
Description : The R x 100 resistance selection on an ohmmeter has what amount of resistance compared to the R x 10 selection?
Last Answer : 1/10.
Description : . A full-scale deflection on an ohmmeter scale indicates what resistance between the leads?
Last Answer : Zero.
Description : A full-scale deflection on an ohmmeter scale indicates what resistance between the leads?
Description : Name the two current loops in a transistor.
Last Answer : The base current loop and the collector current loop
Description : In the NPN transistor, what section is made very thin compared with the other two sections?
Last Answer : The P or base section.
Description : What two transistor amplifier configurations are combined in the single-transistor, two-input, single-output difference amplifier?
Last Answer : Common emitter (CE) and common base (CB)
Description : In a sawtooth generator, why is the transistor turned on for a longer time than the discharge time of the RC network?
Last Answer : To allow the capacitor time to discharge.
Description : What are the factors that limit the frequency response of a transistor amplifier?
Last Answer : The capacitance and inductance of the circuit and the interelectrode capacitance of the transistor.
Description : How is the collector lead identified on an oval-shaped transistor?
Last Answer : By the wide space between the collector lead and the other two leads (emitter and base)
Description : What safety precaution must be taken before replacing a transistor?
Last Answer : The power must be removed from the circuit.
Description : Which transistor configuration has the highest input resistance?
Last Answer : Common collector.
Description : Which transistor configuration has a current gain of less than 1?
Last Answer : Common base.
Description : What method for checking transistors is cumbersome when more than one transistor is bad in a circuit?
Last Answer : The substitution method.
Description : What is the greatest danger to a transistor?
Last Answer : Heat.
Description : List three items of information normally included in the general description section of a specification sheet for a transistor.
Last Answer : The kind of transistor, the transistor's common applications, and mechanical data
Description : In the basic transistor amplifier discussed earlier, what is the relationship between the polarity of the input and output signals?
Last Answer : The signals are opposite in polarity or 180 degrees out of phase with each other.
Description : What is the relationship between the polarity of the voltage applied to the PNP transistor and that applied to the NPN transistor?
Last Answer : The polarity of voltage applied to the PNP transistor is opposite of that applied to the NPN
Description : What are the majority current carriers in a PNP transistor?
Last Answer : Holes.
Description : What percentage of current in an NPN transistor reaches the collector?
Last Answer : 98 percent.
Description : Which transistor configuration provides a phase reversal between the input and output signals?
Last Answer : Common emitter.
Description : What are the three transistor configurations?
Last Answer : Common emitter (CE), common base (CB), and common collector (CC)
Description : To properly bias an NPN transistor, what polarity voltage is applied to the collector, and what is its relationship to the base voltage?
Last Answer : Positive, more positive.
Description : What is one of the most important parts of any transistor manufacturing process?
Last Answer : Quality control.
Description : What was the name of the very first transistor?
Last Answer : Point-contact.
Description : In which direction does the arrow point on an NPN transistor?
Last Answer : Outward.
Description : What electronic function made the transistor famous?
Last Answer : Amplification.
Description : The base of a transistor serves a purpose similar to what element of the FET
Last Answer : Gate.
Description : What is one of the primary advantages of the FET when compared to the bipolar transistor?
Last Answer : High input impedance.
Description : Why is a high-gain transistor used in the phase-shift oscillator?
Last Answer : Because of the losses encountered in the RC networks.
Description : What are the three basic configurations of transistor oscillators?
Last Answer : Common collector (CC), common emitter (CE), and common base (CB).
Description : As a transistor ages, what happens to the leakage current?
Last Answer : It tends to increase