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Class A, when applied to single ended means one thing, when applied to push-pull it seems to mean another. With single ended circuits, one is forced to keep it Linear Class A. (any operation into the non-linear part of the operating curve will show up in the output waveform as distortion)
With push-pull, all bets are off. Tremaine and two editions of the Radio Handbook make it clear that Class A is when the tube(s) is operated only in the most linear portion of the curve. But makers of push-pull amplifiers seem to think that "as long as the current never cuts off" then it's Class A. My concern is that people might be mislead into thinking a push-pull amplifier, that's said to be Class A, is the same linear animal as a single ended Linear Class A amp. Any thoughts? Tre'
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Topic - Is anyone interested in what Class A means? - tre 15:17:35 04/25/02 (12)
- Re: Is anyone interested in what Class A means? - jdarg 09:41:47 04/26/02 (1)
- Class A (and others) - Cameron Etezadi 11:20:52 04/26/02 (0)
- Clear as Mud! - Ryder 16:10:01 04/25/02 (9)
- Re: Clear as Mud! - haricot vert 12:49:46 05/03/02 (0)
- Re: Clear as Mud! - tre 16:59:41 04/25/02 (7)
- Re: Clear as Mud! - bill.ramsay 00:41:51 04/26/02 (4)
- Re: Clear as Mud! - tre 08:33:43 04/26/02 (3)
- sorry i thought that you were particularly talking about SE - bill ramsay 15:13:20 04/26/02 (2)
- Re: sorry i thought that you were particularly talking about SE - tre 15:32:07 04/26/02 (1)
- Re: sorry i thought that you were particularly talking about SE - bill ramsay 00:31:06 04/27/02 (0)
- Still clear as Mud! - Ryder 18:24:30 04/25/02 (1)
- Re: Still clear as Mud! - tre 20:37:14 04/25/02 (0)
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