How to Make a Homebrew NMOS Transistor

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How to Make a Homebrew NMOS Transistor
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COTM_AugustTransistorJeri Ellsworth shows how to build your own NMOS transistor out of a kiln, vinyl cutter, Emulsitone, stain remover, and a silicon wafer she found on Ebay. Be sure to check out Jeri’s YouTube videos, which feature a glorious array of nerdy projects. Some of her other videos include other experiments with DIY semiconductors — here is a playlist of the whole series.

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