| | TALKING ELECTRONICS Mini Tracker |
 | | The BC 557 is a PNP transistor and it operates as a "mirror" to an NPN transistor, that's why the voltage on the base must be lower than rail voltage for it to turn ON. |
 | | This point is being monitored by the rest of the circuit (the base of the PNP transistor) and when a particular voltage is reached, the circuit changes state. |
 | | The overlay makes it easy to see where the parts go and the only two things you have to be careful with are the BC 547 transistors and the BC 557, and the polarity of the electrolytics. |
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