We kinda learned about this circuit in the electronics 1 lab, but I don't understand everything, i have some questions and unfortunatly my lab professor is quite a Karen and won't even hear my questions... Anyway, these are my questions:
1) Which elements can I mess with to increase the volume of the amplifier? The only thing I can think of is R1and R2 (decrease them for example) so that ib will become bigger => Ic = b * Ib will also become bigger in amplitude so more volume!!! (But I need to be careful not to burn the transistor).
2) Capacitors C1, C2 do they help in the amplitude amplification? If I change their capacitance will it make a difference?
3) If I don't use the C1 capacitor, and short the input signal (In) with the R1, R2 voltage divider (B node) then I don't hear anything!!! Why do I need this capacitor? I heard that it acts as a filter, but I don't know about filters yet (actually I skipped them in the theory.
4) Do I need R3 which is parallel with C2 or can I just put C2 directly in series with the emitter and the ground?
5) How does C2 fixes the distortion of the output signal?
Thank you for your time.
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