Hey guys, new here, so greetings to all. Kindoff stumped about a simple circuit I'm working on, and need some help from the pros.
In general, I have a PNP transistor running 2 3MM LEDS. Power off at base, LEDS turn on. Base has a 10K Res to pull down.
An NPN transistor running off a 4017 chip is supposed to power the base of the PNP transistor to turn it off, but therein is my problem. I cant get the PNP to turn off, even though I have 5v running into it. It will turn off If I remove the 10K res, but as you know, the res is needed. Any advice?
Note: I cannot remove the NPN, it is also powering something else.