Transistor's base voltage..

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cjdelphi:
Are you saying up to 50v can be applied to the base?.. 8)

I just could not let this rest.
I don't have one of those 2SC jobs, but I have a 2N3904 (lots of 'em). The 3904's V_CBO spec is 60V.
I left 50V in the dust, I applied 73V to the Base.
The difference between V_B and V_C is 24V
1/4W on the little darling, too, but still.
Not much more to do with this circuit but to prove a point.
I can upload a video of the experiment if necessary.

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I was merely confirming what I thought was true, that diagram and voltage is what I expected would happen, I've always stuck with 6v or less with the base pin.. you had no point to prove as I was not claiming anything to begin with?....