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modified 6 years ago

Op Amp schematic

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I am trying to develop a better intuition for op amps. Anyone ever try to construct an Op Amp with just transistors, diodes and capacitors? I found a schematic at https://www.mobt3ath.com/uplode/book/book-18139.pdf , pg 29 and it’s not working as I hoped. Maybe it has to to with beta values? Any feedback would be helpful.
published 6 years ago
eekee
5 years ago
The central piece of any op-amp is called a long-tailed pair. I'm not clearly seeing one here, but they do vary a bit. The simplest long-tailed pair has 2 resistors, 2 transistors, and a constant-current sink or third resistor connected to the emitters/sources of both transistors. Here's one configured as a very crude op-amp: https://everycircuit.com/circuit/5442599488585728 If you look at the op-amp in EC's library, you'll see FETs used for the 2 resistors and a current mirror for constant current. Some op-amps have transistors in various configurations in place of the 2 resistors. Some BJT op-amps can even omit a resistor because BJTs control current. My "op-amp e2g" shows how simple an op-amp can be in simulation: https://everycircuit.com/circuit/4998086501072896 It couldn't be made quite right in real life; it would need a few more components & lots of hand-adjustment. This one is uncommented, but crake usually knows what he's doing: https://everycircuit.com/circuit/5030928467099648 Finally, good power amps are usually op-amps. Here's a fairly simple one from Rod Elliott: https://sound-au.com/project3a.htm You can see the long-tailed pair clearly near the left side of the circuit diagram. The bit below it with the LED for a voltage reference is the current sink. I highly recommend Rod's site; I learned a lot from it. https://sound-au.com/

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