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Ken Shirriff said...
spb_nick: yes, the diode will provide a voltage drop. I think the purpose is to raise the voltage at which the transistor turns on, so there's enough gap between the off voltage and the on voltage.
Jun 21, 2021, 4:49:34 PM
Posted to Inside a transistorized shift register box, built in 1965 for Apollo testing

