/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1145980

there's something seriously wrong with that circuit. you need to add a resistor, say around 500-1000 ohms between the base of the 2nd PNP and the collector of the NPN, coz otherwise, you're essentially shorting the battery thru 2 diode drops.

i believe in a proper sziklai pair, the motor would be connected to the emitter of the NPN and collector of the PNP. that would also work to stop the short-circuit. and you wouldnt need any extra resistor.