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Power in the pocket, part 1

a simple PWM amplifier

Published in issue 390, June 2009

Power in the pocket, part 1
There are plenty of designs for simple audio power amplifiers. These generally have a class-AB or class-B topology. Here we present a very compact class-D design that can be powered from four AA batteries and because of its relatively high efficiency can elicit quite a few decibels from a loudspeaker.

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Technical specifications
- 1 W into 8 O, 1.7 W into 4 
- Class-D
- Power supply 6 to 9 V (4x AA cell)
- Very compact
- Simple construction without SMDs

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