Hey guys,
I'm somewhat new to circuits and im confused right now. I have a logic level mosfet. Here's the data sheet:
https://www.fairchildsemi.com/datasheets/IR/IRL640A.pdf
Anyways, I am trying to switch 12 volts with this. I am giving the gate a 5 volt signal via an Arduino (and this is for sure. I've measured it many times), yet I am only able to get a source-drain voltage of about 4 volts. What am I doing wrong? How can I increase it to 12 volts without increasing the gate voltage? I am open to using another transistor but I've used a few others and its the same outcome. Does anybody know what the problem could be? Thanks.
I'm somewhat new to circuits and im confused right now. I have a logic level mosfet. Here's the data sheet:
https://www.fairchildsemi.com/datasheets/IR/IRL640A.pdf
Anyways, I am trying to switch 12 volts with this. I am giving the gate a 5 volt signal via an Arduino (and this is for sure. I've measured it many times), yet I am only able to get a source-drain voltage of about 4 volts. What am I doing wrong? How can I increase it to 12 volts without increasing the gate voltage? I am open to using another transistor but I've used a few others and its the same outcome. Does anybody know what the problem could be? Thanks.