Yes, the gate voltage is 3.3V when the file "value" is 1, and 0V when the 
value is 0.

On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-6, Przemek Klosowski wrote:
>
> http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/2162038.pdf page 4 shows Ids vs Vgs 
> plot that conduction start well above 2.5V (listed as Vgs(th) in the 
> datasheet), so the the voltage put out by the GPIO pin, which should 
> be almost 3.3V,  should be enough. Do you have a multimeter to measure 
> the actual gate voltage? 
>
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:50 PM, mzimmers <[email protected] <javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
> > Hi, Przemek - 
> > 
> > It's a Fairchild BS270: 
> > 
> > link on newark 
> > 
> > I (obviously) need to learn more about this...is the information you ask 
> of 
> > in the data sheet? If so, I'll search for it. 
> > 
> > mz 
> > 
> > On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 6:44:59 PM UTC-6, Przemek Klosowski 
> wrote: 
> >> 
> >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:33 PM, mzimmers <[email protected]> wrote: 
> >> 
> >> > 2. What do you mean by "reverse logic?" That I've miswired my 
> >> > transistor? 
> >> > Here's my wiring: 
> >> > 
> >> > drain comes in from LED 
> >> > gate goes to P9, pin 23 (GPIO 49) 
> >> > source comes from GND 
> >> 
> >> A word of caution--some MOSFETs start conducting between source and 
> >> drain when you apply voltage to the the gate, and others work the 
> >> other way. Which one do you have---what's the type? 
> > 
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