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my transistor gets hot, line follower/dark sensor

leonheard

Jan 25, 2013
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hi!

i have almost made a line following car (toy) but i have 1 problem.... my transistor gets hot after a while... am using about 7 volts power supply, i have 2 transistor as a darlingon " bc337 transistors "( when i put the light off the dc motor run very fast like i want ) but when i touch the transistor 2, is hot! )

then i changed the transistor 2 to a 2N2219 ( it was working okei, but also hot, and i think its broke, cuz it doesnt work anymore ) then i used a BD243 transistor, its still alive, but it gets hot 2,

i use resistors, so i dont know what to do....
 

davenn

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how about showing us the circuit you are using
and some clear well lit pics of the construction so we can see if you have made any mistakes :)

without those, there's little we could suggest

Dave
 

BobK

Jan 5, 2010
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And some specs on the motor would not hurt.

Bob
 
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