> Out of coffee error 12648430_d =3D 0 ! _____________ This is by far the more important :-). Gain of a single transistor stage "by inspection". Emitter resistance is dynamic and inversely proportional to emitter current= .. Plug in th figures for Si and you get Re =3D 26.4 ohm . mA ie at 1 mA Re ~=3D 26.4 ohm At 2 mA Re ~=3D 13.2 mA. BUT Ie ~~ Ic. Vload =3D I.load . Rload. ~=3D Ie. Rload Stage Gain bypaseed or grounded emitter =3D Rload/Re =3D Rload / (26.4 ohm.ma) Fiddle and Gain =3D Vload_DC x 38 (38 =3D 1/0.0264 ) ie gain of a transistor stage can be determine by inspection !!! Max gain < 38 x Vsupply small signal. Gain rail - rail < ~ 19 x Vsupply ! Russell On 27 June 2011 02:02, Michael Watterson wrote: > On 26/06/2011 14:44, RussellMc wrote: >> Sample; =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Max gain of a single silicon transistor ampli= fier >> stage =3D~ 38 x Vload_DC_drop. >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Q: Why >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0A: =A0 =A0Re =3D 26.4 V.mA !!= !:-).<-- V.mA =3D R but >> missing the point:-) >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Clue 26.4 x ~38 ~= =3D ? >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 So eg a single transistor am= plifier operating on >> 5V =A0has max possible gain of about 190 small signal. >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 For max Vout gain max ~=3D 9= 5 >> > > > I'd have likely just used single Hebrew letters. They look pretty. :) > There are 3 main forms. The modern handwriting version. "Type" version > is too slow and ancient one not as pretty. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .