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curve tracer

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   1 #49: Simple Component Tester using Oscilloscope - Octopus Curve Tracer

   w2aew 5 people · 5 months · since May 2013

   Builds a simple octopus curve tracer that plots component I-V curves on an oscilloscope; recommended as a cheap way to see a diode's knee voltage.

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   2 (#0093) World's Simplest Single Transistor Oscillator - BJT with Negative Resistance

   High Voltage Hot Dog 4 people · 4 months · since Oct 2015

   Cited to explain how a transistor driven into breakdown shows negative resistance and can be made to blink an LED as a simple oscillator.

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   3 #197:Simple V-I curve tracer using an oscilloscope and function generator

   w2aew 3 people · 3 months · since Nov 2017

   Shows how a signal generator plus a scope set to XY display can plot a diode curve without expensive equipment.