Transistor question

erbedo:

dhenry:

but the problem is that with an NPN, doesn't the base add itself to the emitter into the collector?

What does that mean?

Doesn't the voltage and the current coming from the base are added to the emitter? Maybe I got this wrong -_-

Well the total emitter current will be the sum of the base + collector current, but the collector current will remain base current X device beta.

Lefty