transistors are operated with grounded emitter; transformer coupling is employed between the driver and output stages and between the output amplifiers and the loudspeaker. The variable resistance R1 is adjusted for a total collector current of 8 ma. Push-pull amplifier results in the cancellation of second harmonic within the stage. For the same amount of distortion, providing. a class A push-pull amplifier can be driver harder, providing greater output. It also means that we can obtain more than twice the output with push-pull operation than we can get using two similar transistors as single-ended amplifiers
2-15 Class B power amplifiers In class A push-pull operation, the average current that flows remains steady, whether or not a signal is being applied to the stage. More efficient operation can be achieved with class B operation, where each transistor is biased to cutoff. When no signal is applied, practically no current flows and no power is being dissipated The Circuit of a class B push-pull amplifier is shown in Fig.2-30.Three power transistors are employed; The first one serves as a class B output stage. Efficiency of the class B stage is close to 75 per cent. This is achieved because, with no signal, the total class B collector current is extremely low, since the stage is biased near cutoff . In a class A efficiency is perhaps half this amount or less. Input signals are applied to the base of the first audio amplifier.A2,200 ohm bypassed resistor in the emitter circuit of this driver stage provides thermal stabilization only; it does not introduce signal degeneration. However, just above it is an unbypassed 120-ohm resistor, and this does provide signal degeneration The output of the driver stage is transformer-coupled to the class B amplifier not only for proper impedance matching but also to provide to signals 180' out of phase with each other ( as required by the Class B)