In Reply to: Experience with RC coupled power stage? posted by twystd on January 22, 2015 at 15:55:52:
The 3K resistor is in AC parallel with the OPT, for a net load impedance of ~1500 ohms. For good results you would like the resistor to be 10 times the load impedance; that's 30K and at 75mA will drop 2250 volts. That's why you've never heard this before!
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- RE: Experience with RC coupled power stage? - Paul Joppa 16:06:52 01/22/15 (8)
- 10 times - RayP 18:01:38 01/22/15 (3)
- Oooo - good catch! - Paul Joppa 20:37:27 01/22/15 (2)
- RE: Oooo - good catch! - twystd 21:23:43 01/22/15 (1)
- Good chokes... - Cleantimestream 03:40:38 01/23/15 (0)
- Thanks Paul! - twystd 16:12:17 01/22/15 (3)
- RE: Thanks Paul! - Paul Joppa 16:26:25 01/22/15 (2)
- Hmmm...Now that's interesting - twystd 16:55:06 01/22/15 (1)
- RE: Hmmm...Now that's interesting - Paul Joppa 20:42:21 01/22/15 (0)