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3-24. The SCR is equivalent to what electronic
device?
1. Diode
2. Tetrode
3. Thyratron
4. Beam power tube
3-25. Which of the following circuits uses an
SCR in its electronic circuitry?
1. Computer logic circuit
2. Voltage comparator circuit
3. Antenna power amplifier circuit
4. Each of the above
Figure 3C.
The schematic symbol for the SCR.
IN ANSWERING QUESTION 3-26, REFER TO
FIGURE 3-C.
3-26. What is the impedance between points A
and C (a) when the SCR is biased off and
(b) when the SCR is at saturation?
1.
(a) Low
(b) low
2.
(a) Low
(b) high
3.
(a) High
(b) high
4.
(a) High
(b) low
Figure 3D.
A two-transistor circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTION 3-27, REFER TO
FIGURE 3-D.
3-27. When a positive current is applied to the
gate lead, what happens to the collector
current of Q1 and Q2?
1. Increases to a value limited only by
the external circuit
2. Increases to a value limited only by
the internal circuit
3. Decreases to a value limited only by
the external circuit
4. Decreases to a value limited only by
the internal circuit
3-28. Once an SCR is turned on by a positive
pulse of current applied to the gate lead,
what action turns the SCR off?
1. Removing the positive pulse from the
gate lead
2. Inserting a negative pulse of current on
the gate lead
3. Reducing the collector current to a
value below that necessary to maintain
conduction
4. Increasing the collector current to a
point that the SCR will go into
saturation and cut off
3-29. What is the total number of terminals in a
TRIAC?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four