【 Weak current College 】 (universal table) the use of a multimeter (middle) 】

Use a pointer multimeter to distinguish optocoupler. The author of four foot type PC817 opto coupler to illustrate its discriminant method.
In optocoupler, contains a light emitting diode and a phototransistor.
1. determine the PIN light emitting diode. Use MF30 multimeter R × 1 k Ω, on any of the four just feet feet for forward and backward measurement, if you have a table pin index is infinite, but the table amount of swap, 30 k Ω after around resistance values, the black table pens made of tube feet is the cathode light emitting diode, red table pens made of tube feet for light emitting diode anode.
2. determine the phototransistor of collector and emitter. In optocoupler phototransistor NPN-normally, and ordinary NPN silicon transistor has many similarities. Multimeter R × 10 k Ω, remaining on PC817 feet. If you have a resistance to infinity, but exchange table pen after 250 k Ω or resistance values, then this black table amount received the PIN is the optical transistor emitter, red table amount received the PIN for the photo-transistor collector.
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