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i.e. Either two heatsinks rated at less than 20C/W are
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Suggested heatsink
Dimensions, 50mm x 50mm x 9.5mm
Accommodates two devices
Rating 6.5C/W
Cost 60p inc VAT
Cross-Over Distortion
A small base-emitter voltage is
needed to turn on a transistor
Q
1
actually only conducts when
v
in
> 0.7 V
Q
2
actually only conducts when
v
in
< -0.7 V
When 0.7 > v
in
> -0.7, nothing
conducts and the output is zero.
i.e. the input-output relationship
is not at all linear.
Actual Input-Output Curve
v
in
v
out
BE in out
V v v + ~
BE in out
V v v ~
+V
BE
-V
BE
Effect of Cross-Over Distortion
Audio Demo
Undistorted original
Class B amplifier output
Class B Summary
A class B output stage can be far more
efficient than a class A stage (78.5 %
maximum efficiency compared with 25 %).
It also requires twice as many output
transistors
and it isnt very linear; cross-over
distortion can be significant.