Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #06288
To: "beam@sgiblab.sgi.com" beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Dan Larson" dlarson@citilink.com
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 07:40:03 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Solarbotics Web Update...
Dave,
2N4401 (npn) and 2N4403 (pnp) are great for h-bridges.
Also, consider stocking some L293D H-bridge chips. They
are nice and compact. It sure beat the heck out of wiring
h-bridges. Some claim that the L293D has too great of a
voltage drop though....
Dan
On Fri, 01 Oct 1999 00:09:44 -0600, Dave Hrynkiw wrote:
>At 10:40 AM 10/1/99 , SG wrote:
>>hey dave!
>>do you reccomend that 3904 replacement for all BEAM applications where a
>>3904 is called for? like say, the H-bridge on Ian's page?
>>Also, great werk on the Web sight!
>
>The 2n2222 is proven to be better than the 3904, as referenced by the work
>by Steven Bolt. ESPECIALLY on h-bridges.
>
>Thx for the complements. Took lots of whipping to get Kenny to make it the
>way it is! ;>
>
>Regards,
>Dave
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>"Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
>that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
> 2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
> http://www.solarbotics.com
>
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