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Jan 2, 2017 at 13:12 vote accept user16307
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Jan 2, 2017 at 13:12
Nov 28, 2016 at 19:20 comment added user16307 please see my edit and see if it is ok. i re-read what you wrote and tried to describe in a more explicit way.
Nov 28, 2016 at 16:10 history edited Kevin White CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nov 28, 2016 at 15:29 comment added user16307 is there a way to explain this step by step? emitter voltage goes to a certain point and then something prevents it to go further negative. could you explain it step by step in order of things happening? im stuck with it
Nov 28, 2016 at 14:33 comment added user16307 @PeterBennett I still dont understand why the voltage at the emitter cannot go below some certain voltage.
Nov 27, 2016 at 20:28 comment added Peter Bennett When you remove Rload, you've removed the voltage divider. The emitter would only be connected to the 4K7 resistor to -12V, so can be pulled all the way to -12V by that resistor.
Nov 27, 2016 at 19:35 comment added user16307 But when I remove Rload the follower can follow Vb. Why?
Nov 27, 2016 at 19:17 history answered Kevin White CC BY-SA 3.0