Re: [Emc-users] Hey guys. Need a bit of resistor help

2022-08-21 Thread gene heskett
On 8/21/22 03:57, andrew beck wrote: I'm trying to convert these color sensors US $50.00 | Color Mark Sensor HW-111 Use for Packing Machine voltage 12-24v DC NPN metal case Photoelectric Eyes Marks https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtEjRmc To pnp. I converted similar sensors with a 10k resistor.

Re: [Emc-users] Hey guys. Need a bit of resistor help

2022-08-21 Thread andy pugh
On Sun, 21 Aug 2022 at 08:57, andrew beck wrote: > > I'm trying to convert these color sensors > > US $50.00 | Color Mark Sensor HW-111 Use for Packing Machine voltage 12-24v > DC NPN metal case Photoelectric Eyes Marks > https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtEjRmc > > > To pnp. Well, you can't

Re: [Emc-users] Hey guys. Need a bit of resistor help

2022-08-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 8/21/22 03:44, Robin Szemeti via Emc-users wrote: The output is open collector NPN ... so if you need PNP (why?) then just use a PNP transistor like so: No, that will cause excessive base current in the PNP transistor.  You need about a 10K resistor in series with the PNP' base wire.

Re: [Emc-users] Hey guys. Need a bit of resistor help

2022-08-21 Thread Robin Szemeti via Emc-users
The output is open collector NPN ... so if you need PNP (why?) then just use a PNP transistor like so: [image: image.png] But why do you think you need PNP output? The device has an open collector NPN output, just hook a resistor to whatever voltage you need (if your system is using 24V for

[Emc-users] Hey guys. Need a bit of resistor help

2022-08-21 Thread andrew beck
I'm trying to convert these color sensors US $50.00 | Color Mark Sensor HW-111 Use for Packing Machine voltage 12-24v DC NPN metal case Photoelectric Eyes Marks https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtEjRmc To pnp. I converted similar sensors with a 10k resistor. US $2.37 5%OFF | CHUX Proximity