itsmoked,
you are right, maybe I should just stop whining...
The only reason I started to focus on this was that I remembered someone telling that having a high bias current was bad for reliability. I was never able to find anything backing this statement up and just wanted to make sure.
IRstuff,
Exactly the kind of information I am looking for. The base current is comming from a contact where I want to make sure that sufficient current is flowing to keep the contacts clean, the collector is only driving a weak pullup.
Do you have any links for more information about the...
Can anyone provide any information on how base-emitter current affects a NPN transistors long term reliability.
With a 3904 type transistor will the long term reliability suffer if the transistor is driven into saturation with a 2-4mA Ibe current.
