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diff --git a/_archive/mosfet-switches.md b/_archive/mosfet-switches.md index 847b12a..69ed06a 100644 --- a/_archive/mosfet-switches.md +++ b/_archive/mosfet-switches.md @@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ layout: post --- Recently, I needed a low-power circuit for one of my battery-operated projects. -Much of the system's power savings depended on its ability to switch off power -to components, such as servos, electronically when not needed. That's how I -stumbled upon MOSFETs, transistors capable of controlling circuits operating at -voltages far above their own. +Much of the system's power savings depended on its ability to electronically +switch off components, such as servos, that draw high levels of quiescent +currents. My search for a solution led me to MOSFETs, transistors capable of +controlling circuits operating at voltages far above their own. ## Acknowledgments -This article is a summary of what I learnt about using transistors as switches. +This article is a summary of what I learnt about using MOSFETs as switches. I'm not an electronics engineer, and this is not an authoritative guide. The -circuits in this post must be considered within the context in which I've used -them. All credits for the schematics belong to <a +circuits in this post must be considered within the narrow context in which +I've used them. All credits for the schematics belong to <a href="https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/292884/simon-fitch" class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Fitch</a>. |