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koklimabc

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I'm current using 2N2907 type of PNP but the limitation of "collector pin" only able to produce 50 mAh of current, Emitter pin take the 500 mAh as current for input.

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How can i be able to produce in around 250 to 350 mAh at collector pin in order to drive my 6 volt small motor. Appreciate Thanks to any of help.
 

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X2 On "Show a circuit diagram"

You may not have enough current driving the base to fully turn it on.
 

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For 350mA (not mAh which is battery capacity) through the collector, the base-emitter current should be at least 35mA.
If your circuit cannot provide that much base current, then you will need to add another transistor (for example to make a Darlington stage).
 

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For 350mA (not mAh which is battery capacity) through the collector, the base-emitter current should be at least 35mA.
If your circuit cannot provide that much base current, then you will need to add another transistor (for example to make a Darlington stage).
ok, I'll refers from your suggestion. TQ so much.
 

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my base was measured in around 6 mAh only
mAh is a measurement of capacity, as @crutschow mentioned. Your measurement surely is 6 mA. It is a bit on the low side, I would have expected something around 8 mA (given the 1 kΩ base resistor and the Vbe of the transistor), but 6 mA is not unreasonable. A 2N2907 has a minimum DC current gain of 50 which allows for up to 300mA collector current from 6 mA base current.
How much current actually flows depends on the load. What are the specs of the motor and the LEDs?
 

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mAh is a measurement of capacity, as @crutschow mentioned. Your measurement surely is 6 mA. It is a bit on the low side, I would have expected something around 8 mA (given the 1 kΩ base resistor and the Vbe of the transistor), but 6 mA is not unreasonable. A 2N2907 has a minimum DC current gain of 50 which allows for up to 300mA collector current from 6 mA base current.
How much current actually flows depends on the load. What are the specs of the motor and the LEDs?
FYI, I'm using 6 - 9 volt volt 200 rpm DC motor & 5mm LED superbright.
 

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These are not specs.
What current does the motor draw at 6 V, at 9V? Or what power ( current is power / voltage).
What is the voltage drop of the LEDs? The color of the LEDs would at least give a coarse indication. LED voltage can vary from 1.5 V to 4 V or more.
 

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A 2N2907 has a minimum DC current gain of 50 which allows for up to 300mA collector current from 6 mA base current.
But that's not with the transistor in saturation.
BJT's are typically specified for saturation with a base current 1/10th of the collector current.
 

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These are not specs.
What current does the motor draw at 6 V, at 9V? Or what power ( current is power / voltage).
What is the voltage drop of the LEDs? The color of the LEDs would at least give a coarse indication. LED voltage can vary from 1.5 V to 4 V or more.
FYI, the current draw from motor is around 200 mA and the voltage drop from series of these three LED is around 0.69 volt.
 

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For 350mA (not mAh which is battery capacity) through the collector, the base-emitter current should be at least 35mA.
If your circuit cannot provide that much base current, then you will need to add another transistor (for example to make a Darlington stage).
I'd currently succeeded built to a Darlington circuit with three series of PNP transistor => produce 280 mA and able to drive the motor (comsumed 200mA and 3.8 volt) but unable to power on to my three LED built in series (consumed 6 volt and 60 mA) under parallel circuit.

Can I use any boost converter (adjustable 5v to 24volt , 2 Amp) to fix this issues in order to let my LED to light on and motor to work out at the same time?
 

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the voltage drop from series of these three LED is around 0.69 volt.
That is not plausible. A red LED drops ~ 1.6 V, other colors have higher voltage drops, up to ~ 4 V for blue ones.
Assuming red LEDs, the total voltage drop would be ~ 4.8 V. Add 0.2 V for the transistor's C-E drop then the voltage across the 100 Ω series resistor to the LEDs will be around 4 V (with a good 9 V power source).The current through the LEDs will then be around 5 V / 100 Ω = 50 mA.
With a motor current of 200 mA the total is 250 mA. The transistor should be able to drive this current.

What is the 9 V power source? A battery block? Check the voltage of the battery when the motor is on. I suspect your 9 V aren't 9 V but much less due to the battery not being able to deliver the current required.
 

koklimabc

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correct, I'd wrongly assume that 0.69 is the result deducted from main source.

FYI, I'd need to cascade with three pnp transistor to form as darlington stage to be able to produce the 340 mA (as ready measured) before it could be able to drive the motor.

Yes, you're right, It is 8 volt lesser than 9 volt.
 
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