Transistor explanation

Hello. I’m trying to get my head around transistors as an understanding is pretty fundamental to electronics. The lessons from Pete are great but I learned just how much I don’t know. Anyone know of a series step by step breadboard type experiments so I can “do and see” for myself, make a few mistakes, blow some leds sort of thing? Thanks, James, UK.

This is a great site - you can skip to Vol III and check out the transistors or start at the beginning.

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

Great site Dan,thanks, James.

Yes, I hate sending you to yet another tutorial site but sometimes a different point of view can help with the understanding.