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A. DC Operation I. Objective
A. DC Operation I. Objective
DC OPERATION
I. OBJECTIVE
Measure and record the supply voltage VA, with reference to the ground.
14.93 Vdc
Measure and record in Table 8-1 the first stage amplifier Q1 dc volatges, with reference
to the ground.
Table 8-1
Do the measurements taken in step 4 indicate that the resistance of the transformer
primary coil is very low?
Yes, it does indicate the resistance of the transformer primary coil is very low.
Do the measurements taken in step 4 indicate that the base-emitter junction is forward
biased?
Yes
Do the measurements taken in step 4 indicate that the base collector junction is reverse
biased?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Measure and record in table 8-2 the second stage amplifier Q2 dc voltages with
reference to the ground.
Table 8-2
VC2
9.31 VDC
VB2
1.815 VDC
VE2
1.173 VDC
Yes
Do the measurements taken in step 10 indicate that the base collector junction is
reverse biased?
Yes
Yes
Is the dc bias the same for the first and second stage amplifier?
No
Set CM switch 1 to ON. Measure and record in table 8-3 the first stage amplifier Q1 dc
voltages with reference to the ground.
Table 8-3
VC1
14.83 VDC
VB1
1.880 VDC
VE1
1.279 VDC
Did the DC bias of Q1 change?
Yes
Increased slightly
Did the DC bias of transistor Q2 change when R5 was changed from 1K to 4.7K?
Confirm your answer by taking measurements and comparing them to the values
recorded in table 8-2.
No
VI. EVALUATION
1. Connect the circuit in figure 8-4. Turn on CM switch 5 to short blocking capacitor C3
to ground. Measure and record in table 8-4 the dc voltages for the second stage
amplifier Q2 with reference to the ground.
Table 8-4
VC2
14.89 VDC
VB2
0.049 VDC
VE2
0 V
a. Blocks the dc current between amplifier stages, thus maintaining rheh dc bias of
each stage
b. Passes dc current between amplifier stages but blocks as ac signals
c. Has a high primarily coil resistance
d. Is connected between the first stage emitter terminal and the second stage base
terminal
VII. CONCLUSION
B. AC OPERATION
I. OBJECTIVE
14.90 VDC
Connect the channel 2 probe of the oscilloscope to the ac collector signal (VC1) at the
primary ccoil of transformer T1 and the collector of Q1. What is V OI?
None
What is the phase shift between the signals at VC1 and Vi1?
Why is the phase shift between the signals not 180 degrees for the first stage CE
amplifier Q1?
Yes
Calculate and record Av1.
-0.3384
What is Vo2?
5.67 Vrms
What is the phase shift between the signals at Vo2 and Vi2?
-0.7989
What is the phase shift between the signals at Vo2 and Vi1?
In phase
0.7864
No
3.329 Vrms
0.4617
Yes
Calculate and record the overall gain of the circuit with a load and with an emitter
bypass capacitor.
0.533
decrease
1. Connect the circuit in figure 8-10. Set the sine wave generator for a 100mVpk-pk
input signal. Turn on CM switch 13. Measure VO2l-b and calculate the overall circuit
gain. Your calculated gain may have a tolerance of ±25 percent from the correct answer.
AVC(L-B) equals.
2. The overall circuit voltage gain of a two-stage transformer coupled amplifier is the
a. Match the low output impedance of the first stage with the high input impedance
of the second stage
b. Match the high output impedance of the first stage with the low input impedance
of the second stage
c. Increase the signal amplitude between the first stage collector and second base
stage.
d. Maintain equal input and output impedance
5. Connecting an external load across the second stage output of a transformer coupled
amplifier
VII. CONCLUSION
C. FREQUENCY RESPONSE
I. OBJECTIVE
14.9 Vdc
Connect the channel 2 probe of the oscilloscope to the second stage ac output signal
VO2. Measue VO2 at a frequency of 1KHz. Record your result in table 8-5.
Table 8-5.
Figure 8-13
30
29
28
GAIN (dB)
27
26
25
24
23
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
INPUT SIGNAL FREQUENCY (Hz)
Does the transformer coupled amplifier have a flat frequency response (figure 8-13)
within ±1 dB of the gain at 1KHz?
Yes, the transformer coupled amplifier have a flat frequency response within ±1
dB of the gain at 1 kHz.
VI. EVALUATION
1. Expressing gain in decibel units is desirable because human hearing has a(n).
a. Arithmetic response
b. Geometric response
c. Logarithmic response
d. Exponential response
a. 10log10 (Av)
b. 20log10 (Av)
c. 20 x (Av)
d. Av/20log10
3. The frequency responses of the transformer coupled amplifier in this exercise is good
for the input signal frequencies
a. Above 100kHz
b. Less than 20Hz
c. Between 1 kHz and 10 kHz
d. Between 100 Hz and 100 kHz
VII. CONCLUSION