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Q.Explain the working of direct coupled amplifier.

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A direct coupled amplifier connects the collector of one stage straight to the base of the next; with no coupling capacitor it amplifies DC and very-low-frequency signals, the overall gain being the product of the stage gains.

Why direct coupling: some applications need extremely low frequency (below about 50 Hz) or DC signals to be amplified. Coupling capacitors or transformers cannot be used here because their size (and, for a capacitor, its high reactance) becomes very large at such low frequencies. Direct coupling avoids this by joining the stages directly.

Circuit: a two-stage amplifier using identical npn transistors. The collector of the first transistor is connected directly (no capacitor) to the base of the second transistor; the collector of the last stage feeds the load directly. R1R_1 and R2R_2 set the bias of the first transistor and also help bias the second, while RCR_C and RER_E provide the necessary bias. …

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