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Electronics › Electronics › difference between two transistors ›  Hi, Chalani. Good

May 6, 2013 at 9:32 pm #9651
Ken
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Hi, Chalani.

 

Good question.

 

Generally, a logic device is on or off, whereas a standard mosfet acts 

as a variable resistor (between the drain and gate).

 

A general purpose mosfet gate may have a range (4-6) volts to saturate,

this may be a problem when driving with ttl or cmos logic (4.8 – 5v supply) 

 

It may not have sufficient gate voltage to saturate or completely turn on.

(if you are driving a relay or solenoid = possible device overheating) 

 

By using a logic version mosfet, you will get full saturation at logic level.

 

Of course, You must still consult the datasheet to see of  both TTL or CMOS levels are supported.

 

 

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