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Re: Class A, AB1, B, C Operation/Modes [message #96973 is a reply to message #96689] |
Tue, 05 September 2023 23:48 |
positron
Messages: 113 Registered: May 2020
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I found that B1 graph in my initial post was obviously wrong.
I have attached the correct graph, B, to this post.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
I would like to add a quote from the RCA Radiotron Designers
Handbook, 1960, written by 26 engineers in Collaboration.
This concerns Push Pull operation.
"A Class A amplifier is an amplifier in which the grid bias and
alternating grid voltages are such that the plate current of the output
valve or valves flows at all times. The suffix 1 indicates that
grid current does not flow during any part of the input cycle."
"A very useful operating condition is the borderline case between
Class A and Class AB1, that is when the plate current just reaches
the point of cut-off"
Notice, each tube in the Push Pull output stage operates
Class A until each output tube just reaches the point of
cutoff. That means each output tube conducts the entire
musical waveform.
Class A output wattages can range from small to many watts output,
and with extremely low distortion, especially in the first watt
out.
cheers
steve
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Class A, AB1, B, C Operation/Modes
By: positron on Sun, 05 February 2023 20:40
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By: positron on Tue, 05 September 2023 23:48
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