MOSFET IRF510 Transistor

Comments about RadioShack MOSFET IRF510 Transistor:

I was using a program called "Yenka" when I found out about this thing. It sounded like something I could use one day. That's how I ended up buying it.
I used it in many circuits, and it's a tough little thing. I had the breadboard it was on to fall off stuff and crush the transistor...twice. Basically, it's been through [something bad here] and back. I'm still using it. In high current (0.25A+) it gets hot, but stays relatively cool up through 0.5A. But for 0.5A+ circuits, I would recommend a heat sink.
And I'm pretty sure the description is wrong about the max current. If I recall correctly, it's 1A, not 3.

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if your MCU is 3.3v run the pin through a NPN transistor like here to gate the mosfet at 5V.http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=133It will slow down the curcuit, so make your pwm cycles larger. Will also reverse the state, a high on mcu pin will turn off mosfet.

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Saying MOSFET Transistor is like saying Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Transistor, since the T in MOSFET stands for Transistor.. they should list this simply as IRF510 MOSFET. Perhaps they think that specifying Transistor again would make it more clear for people who don't know what a MOSFET is, but then again, would knowing that a MOSFET is a type of transistor really help? On top of that, Radio Shack didn't think letting us know it was an N-Channel MOSFET would be useful information.. yes it is in the detail description, but why make us dig for it.

In my opinion the heading for this item should be:

IRF510 N-Channel MOSFET

Worked great for my 'phone line in use indicator light' project. I used it to energize the coil of a relay, so I didn't need to bother with a heat-sink. used 3.3MEG resistors on the Gate and it switched on just fine. I like the extremely high input impedance so it draws very little from my phone line.. only a few nano-amps.

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Mr. Bunnee showed me how to install and I build banana peeler but he wont use which is unfortunate. Carrott peeler takes IRF530 which is not available at RS.

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Commander Bunny says this is the best to install in your hutch. Versatile, just don't drive it too hard. Heat sink it and pray the first time.

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The car dealership wanted $60 for a new instrument panel dimmer switch for my Nissan Frontier.This [$] part fixed the problem.I easily removed the burnt out mosfet transistor and replaced it with this one from RadioShack.Problem solved.

Comments about RadioShack MOSFET IRF510 Transistor:

Pretty rugged. I tinkered with higher amplification than other transistors or op amps can drive. It worked fine, especially with feedback (sort of like an op amp). Basically it's like a voltage-controlled resistor. But very non-linear near the "on" end (low resistance), so be careful, or use a current-limiting resistor. But usually didn't break even when I forgot and it got too hot to touch. I just wish they had an equivalent P type, for symmetric push-pull circuits.