I would appreciate it if someone would explain the circuit to me. What is going on, why not just send the voltage through to the NiMh battery? I assume it is to keep from over charging it the battery.
Bill
I am looking for a transistor that has the markings So550 or S0550. It is
>in a telephone charging circuit consisting of only five parts. The other
>parts are a 2n3906 transistor, two resisters and a capacitor. The circuit
>is to charge a NiMh battery.
>
> I am no engineer, but I think I have it figured out There is 12 VDC past
> the 2n3906 going into the So550, but nothing coming out, so I am assuming
> the So550 is the problem. I have checked cross references and found > nothing.
>
> I have attached a crude drawing of the circuit the first transistor is the
> 2n3906 and the second is the So5505. I have about 12 volts DC on both
> connections going into the So550, but nothing coming out.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on where I could find the part or a > substitute?
>
> Thanks, Bill
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