Recommended · for beginners
Transistors Explained - How transistors work
Why people recommend it
A transistor explainer that gets recommended as a starting point for how components work, though one questioner found its treatment of BJT saturation stopped at the surface.
Watch for: Does not go deep on what saturation physically is
In their words
It would be nice if someone can explain it in this fashion or do it mathematically.
Ice n Fire on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2025. CC BY-SA.