This converter circuit uses a third wire connected upstream of the power switch to «kick-start» operation at less than 250 mV, while using a BJT rather than a JFET or germanium transistor
| Authors | Louis Vlemincq |
| Main Document | Article «Trick a BJT-based converter into starting at only 250 mV dc» |
| Description | Figure 1 |
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| Document Language | English |
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- Article «Trick a BJT-based converter into starting at only 250 mV dc»
- Figure 1. This converter circuit uses a third wire connected upstream of the power switch to «kick-start» operation at less than 250 mV, while using a BJT rather than a JFET or germanium transistor
- Figure 2. A variant of the circuit in Figure 1 eliminates the third wire, but performance is not as good as the three-wire circuit
