Make High impedance preamplifier using a transistor

If we want a high impedance preamplifier circuit. Because we use a crystal microphone or we use it with a ceramic record player, etc. These devices require the input of a high impedance amplifier This circuit also has a low damping value. Make the sound come out concisely.

Of course, we like choosing simple and cheap circuits, this circuit too.

See the active circuits below. It’s a simple circuit. With only one transistor, original characteristics.

We designed it using the principle of emitter follower circuit (common collector). In this circuit design, makes the input impedance high And low impedance output.

The input impedance of this circuit is equal to the gain (hFE) of the transistor times the resistance of the emitter pin (R2).

How does the circuit work

What is an emitter follower circuit? It is a type of transistor circuit that has an input signal through the base pin (ฺ B). Then amplify the signal to get stronger and go out through the emitter pin (E).

When the bias had finished arranging for this circuit.

We feed the power supply through decoupling consisting of R3, C3 directly into the collector pin (C) of Q1, and feed the bias current to Q1 through R1 as well. Next, the output or load across from R2 which is the emitter resistor.

If the transistor used as a high gain transistor will give the input impedance of approximately 100K.

This circuit has the advantage of extending the high-frequency signal well. Less high-frequency loss. And solve the problem of hum or RF noise. When playing with record players or guitar well.

The output impedance is approximately 1,000 ohms and the output voltage is slightly higher than unity (1 time).

How to build

See the Actual-size of Single-sided Copper PCB layout which has the same characteristics as other Preamplifier circuits. And see the component layout.

Components layout of high impedance preamplifier

Parts you will need

0.25W Resistors, tolerance: 5%

• R1: 1M
• R2: 4.7K
• R3: 100 ohms

Capacitors

• C1: 0.1uF 50V Ceramic
• C2: 10uF 25V Electrolytic
• C3: 100uF 25V Electrolytic

Semiconductors

• Q1: BC549C or equivalent, 45V 0.1A, NPN Transistor

How to increase the input impedance

If we want to increase the input impedance of the bipolar circuit even more We can do this by using the positive feedback circuit. From the emitter pin back to the base to build a network circuit for Bias.

The above method, if made easy We have to use 2 transistors, like the amplifier circuit on the tape radio. That is commonly used in the olden days.

But if you still want a high impedance preamplifier circuit that only uses one device.  We have to change from transistor to FET. Read more in the article.

Not only that we see small High impedance preamplifier

Try tiny amplifier circuit

This is a high impedance small amplifier circuit. It can give power output about 1W with connecting to a 9V power supply. The advantage of this circuit is using dual Darlington transistors. So they have more size of input impedance about 20 Mega ohms.

This circuit is unlike other circuits. The input impedance is always a constant of about 20 Megohms. Whether we will adjust the volume control on any levels.

Look at the circuit below.

The components in the circuit, they are so cheap.

Especially the all transistors output, BC549, and BC559. So, if we increase the power. They may be very distorted. We must reduce the current level to a safe. By reducing the volume down.

The output section is the R1 and C1 in order. To reduce the oscillator gain. In fact, the output sector, including an op-amp 741 acts as a drive dual complementary.

Read more 741 0p-amp circuits

6V transistor Amplifier circuit

Generally in work learning of transistor. Also, it is a High impedance small amplifier circuit. We can divide the work period of the transistor are 3 the period.

For example, the period cut off be transistor stop work. At this period have no bass current (Ib) and collector current (lc). The period is full be intermittently at current flow through with full ahead.

Until reach the condition is full and the trend will don’t flow increase back and forth the reed that the this.

And the period active be intermittently at transistor work Bias current.

We can find a gain ratio value current. Thus in using transistor power amplifier, as a result, will very the circuit work during active.

Which we will live expansion ratio way value current of the transistor.

There are R1 and R2 to build a divide bias voltage. To give Q1 by having a signal output at collector pin (C). But a signal has still not enough.

Then, we must induce to amplify with Q2 and Q3 again.

Which Q2 and Q3 each other be Darlington circuit be the lead transistor 2 pcs. They have alike property comes to each other. They will get the gain rate rises.

From that time a signal that enlarged reach a loudspeaker SP1 makes a louder sound out.

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