Hi I make this class A amplifier but how to replace R5 (10 ohm/10 W) with transistor because its getting really hot and how to achieve up to 10 Watt with +/- supply. I have +/-25v with 4A please help
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I'm not going to try and explain how to fix your amplifier (because you are starting from a weak position with what you currently have), I'm going to suggest you look at slightly different approaches.
Here's a class A amplifier circuit that looks interesting: -
I'm showing this because it is a class A amplifier with some benefits compared to your original circuit. Firstly it replaces the bias resistor in the output with a transistor (In this circuit Q5 is the active transistor and Q4 acts as a bias resistor). Secondly, it will be able to swing its output voltage a bit closer to the power rails. You have to remember that this is a class A amplifier and although the output stage bias resistor has been replaced with a transistor, the same amount of power will be dissipated in that transistor. However, with a little bit of tweaking/adds this power can be reduced by feeding a small antiphase signal to Q4's base. It can be fiddly but this is why I'm suggesting a better circuit starting point. If you decide to build this, you might want to follow up with a question onhow to tweak it to make it a little bit more efficient.
A different approach is the conventional class AB push pull: -
If you want more ideas the follow this link to google images.
I think you are picking up AM radio interference because of the relatively high resistances you are using. High resistances make it easier for a low energy signal like a radio wave to imnpress a voltage on a circuit. I would suggest 2 remedies. One is to reduce all of your resistors by a factor of 10. Why do you need to put such a large resistor (R4) in series with your output? Another remedy is to put a small bypass capacitor across R2 to filter out the AM signal. If you reduce R2 to 10k, then a capacitor of about 200 pf should be sufficient. If you reduce R2 to 10k, then use a capacitor of about 2000 pf.
Best Answer
I'm not going to try and explain how to fix your amplifier (because you are starting from a weak position with what you currently have), I'm going to suggest you look at slightly different approaches.
Here's a class A amplifier circuit that looks interesting: -
And this is the link to the page.
I'm showing this because it is a class A amplifier with some benefits compared to your original circuit. Firstly it replaces the bias resistor in the output with a transistor (In this circuit Q5 is the active transistor and Q4 acts as a bias resistor). Secondly, it will be able to swing its output voltage a bit closer to the power rails. You have to remember that this is a class A amplifier and although the output stage bias resistor has been replaced with a transistor, the same amount of power will be dissipated in that transistor. However, with a little bit of tweaking/adds this power can be reduced by feeding a small antiphase signal to Q4's base. It can be fiddly but this is why I'm suggesting a better circuit starting point. If you decide to build this, you might want to follow up with a question onhow to tweak it to make it a little bit more efficient.
A different approach is the conventional class AB push pull: -
If you want more ideas the follow this link to google images.