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   phoenix  wrote:   
      
   [...]   
   > Phototransistors are not really transistors in function IMO, I prefer to   
   > think of them as light-sensitive diodes. However, considering them   
   > transistors can help explain what a transistor does to the unfamiliar.   
   > When light hits the phototransistor, it allows current to pass.   
   [...]   
      
   Back in the day, I scraped the paint off of a 0C71; it made a   
   pretty good phototransistor, so I'd take issue with that.   
      
   I grew up with discrete components so none of what you write   
   is news to me.   
      
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