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Rather than using a physical, mechanical switch, a transistor can act as an electronic switch, using signals to turn it on or off.  In this episode of The Learning Circuit, Karen explains Bipololar junction transistors (BJT), NPN transistors, PNP transistors, and darlington transistors. 

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The above video link talks about how transistors work – in this video, Karen demonstrates how to use transistors to build a simple project that proves these concepts:
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