Hi all
I was playing with the circuit below today. I found out that if the transistor is reversed so that if one puts the c where the e should be, the circuit still works but at a lower frequency. Attached below is a diagram of what I mean. This surprises me because this means current is flowing in the reverse direction to the normal NPN transistor functioning, in this case from from e to c. Could you please tell me if this is so or not. I do understand how the normal astable multivibrator circuit works
The Astable Multivibrator Circuit Diagram
An astable multivibrator circuit diagram with 2 LEDs
Thank you.
I was playing with the circuit below today. I found out that if the transistor is reversed so that if one puts the c where the e should be, the circuit still works but at a lower frequency. Attached below is a diagram of what I mean. This surprises me because this means current is flowing in the reverse direction to the normal NPN transistor functioning, in this case from from e to c. Could you please tell me if this is so or not. I do understand how the normal astable multivibrator circuit works
The Astable Multivibrator Circuit Diagram

An astable multivibrator circuit diagram with 2 LEDs
Thank you.