Circuit Description
A amplifier incorporating an input filter stage, an intermediate driver stage and a powerful symmetrical output stage consisting of the versatile 2N3055 power transistors. The circuit efficiently drives a 100 watt 4 Ohms speaker with inputs derived from any audio source like a cell phone or DVD player etc.
100 watt amplifier circuit using 2N3055 transistors, a prior understanding of the involved circuit configuration would be very handy, let’s begin the explanation with the following points:
A quick glance at the given circuit diagram makes us conclude that the output configuration is not symmetrical, since the transistors T15 and T16 are both NPN types.
The input stage of the circuit begins or initiates with a symmetrical differential preamplifier stage consisting of the transistors T1, T2 and T3, T4. T5 and T6 are positioned as the current sources which are further extended as the driver stage consisting of the transistors T7 and T8. However a closer inspection tells us that of course the wiring is symmetrical, having the transistors T11, T13, T15 at the upper section acting like special booster transistor package. Similarly the lower section also employs identical super booster stage consisting of the transistors T12, T14 and T16. The above two sections are perfectly complementary to each other, with reference to the diagram which indicates their emitters being terminated to a common point through the resistors R25 to R27 and via R28 to R30, this effectively that the wiring is exclusively symmetrical by nature. The output stage is able to produce a massive 200,000 times amplification factor with comparatively very low quiescent current drain.
Though not absolutely necessary, for better thermal stability the transistors T9 and T11 and also T10 and T12 should be glued together, preferably by attaching the respective pairs face to face.
Circuit Diagram
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| 100 Watt Amplifier Circuit Using Transistors |
Parts List
- R1 = 430 K,
- R2 = 47K,
- R3 = 330 Ohms,
- R4, R5 = 12 K ,
- R6, R7, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24 = 1 Ohm, 3 Watt, Wire Wound Type
- R8, R17 = 68 Ohms,
- R9 = 100 K,
- R10, R11, R12, R13 = 5K6,
- R14, R15 = 12 K,
- R16, R19 = 100 Ohms,
- R25 = 10 Ohms / 2 Watts,
- P1 = 100 Ohms Preset, Linear
- C1 = 1 µF / 25V,
- C2 = 1 n, CERAMIC,
- C3, C4 = 100Pf
- C5 = 100 n,
- C6, C7 = 1000 uF / 35 V,
- L1 = 20 turns of enameled 1mm copper wire over R24,
- D1, D2 = RED LED 5mm,
- All other diodes are = 1N4148,
- T1 = Matching BC546 pair,
- T2 = Matching BC556 pair,
- T3 = BC 557B,
- T4, T7, T8 = BC 547B,
- T5, T12 = BC 556B,
- T6, T9 = BC 546B,
- T10 = BD 140
- T13 = BD 139
- T11, T14 = 2N 3055
- General Purpose PCB,
- All the transistors T10, T13, T11 and T14 ae mounted on suitable heatsinks
