Congratulations to our Engineering Challenge Giveaway winner:
Michael Burr!
Michael will be receiving:
- A copy of CC25, the special 25th anniversary book from Circuit Cellar
- CC Gold complete archive on USB drive
- and a one-year subscription (or extension) to Circuit Cellar
- and a CC25 cap!
This engineering question was originally published in a Circuit Cellar “Test Your EQ” column. The published answer was as follows.
Question – What does this circuit do and what is the purpose of RB1 and RB2? If Vin = +1.073 VDC and the transistor b = 100, what is Vout?
Answer – This is a common emitter amplifier. Resistors RB1 and RB2 set the bias point of the transistor’s base. CB is a DC-blocking capacitor and this is basically an AC amplifier. If Vin is a DC voltage, it will have no affect on Vout.
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