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    Design 1 would not have been my first choice. Commented Dec 28, 2014 at 7:09
  • What is the VCC1's power source. Is it a battery? By the way, 220 Ohm is pretty low value. That will result in 22mA of current (at 5v) going into the base. With a gain of 270 that would result in a collector current of around 6A. I'd try using increasing the resistors to 1 kOhm to 5 kOhm. Commented Dec 28, 2014 at 18:53
  • @Gerben: Ahh .. I see I may have messed up. I reduced the resistance. I'll try increasing it before I switch to a different circuit per Mark Williams below Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 1:39