Hello all! I made the amp in the schematics attached. I'm aware it is a bad design and am only doing it for learning.
First thing I need help understanding is if I replace the 10k resistor with a jumper there is no music. I thought it would be much louder and probably blow the speaker since I'm not getting enough resistance. Why is there no music?
I know I should be looking at other designs but I really enjoy the simplicity of this design and am curious how I can upgrade it. I would love to improve the sound quality just a tad but keeping the transistor cooler is my main concern. I don't imagine the transistor would last to long if left on due to the heat. More than anything I would like this circuit to work indefinitely without self destructing.
Any other info would be great. I have seen some other designs that use two BC547's that I'm going to try out shortly just to see the difference in performance and then move up the latter. Would be great to have a place that shows the latter up in amps starting from simple circuits like this and up to professional designs you would see in an actual product. Thanks for any help!
First thing I need help understanding is if I replace the 10k resistor with a jumper there is no music. I thought it would be much louder and probably blow the speaker since I'm not getting enough resistance. Why is there no music?
I know I should be looking at other designs but I really enjoy the simplicity of this design and am curious how I can upgrade it. I would love to improve the sound quality just a tad but keeping the transistor cooler is my main concern. I don't imagine the transistor would last to long if left on due to the heat. More than anything I would like this circuit to work indefinitely without self destructing.
Any other info would be great. I have seen some other designs that use two BC547's that I'm going to try out shortly just to see the difference in performance and then move up the latter. Would be great to have a place that shows the latter up in amps starting from simple circuits like this and up to professional designs you would see in an actual product. Thanks for any help!
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