National Semiconductor LM380 User Manual

Summary of LM380

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    Tl/h/7380 lm380 power audio amplifier an-69 national semiconductor application note 69 december 1972 lm380 power audio amplifier introduction the lm380 is a power audio amplifier intended for consum- er applications. It features an internally fixed gain of 50 (34 db) and an output which automaticall...

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    Tl/h/7380 – 1 figure 1 general operating characteristics the output current of the lm380 is rated at 1.3a peak. The 14 pin dual-in-line package is rated at 35 § c/w when sol- dered into a printed circuit board with 6 square inches of 2 ounce copper foil ( figure 2 ). Since the device junction tem- p...

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    The maximum device dissipation is obtained from figure 2 for the heat sink and ambient temperature conditions under which the device will be operating. With this maximum al- lowed dissipation, figures 3a, b and c show the maximum power supply allowed (to stay within dissipation limits) and the outpu...

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    Applications with the internal biasing and compensation of the lm380, the simplest and most basic circuit configuration requires only an output coupling capacitor as seen in figure 7 . An application of this basic configuration is the phonograph amplifier where the addition of volume and tone contro...

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    Mid-band gain e r 1 a 150 kx 150 kx (3) tl/h/7380 – 15 * for stability with high current loads figure 13. Riaa phono amplifier capacitor c 1 sets the corner frequency f 2 where r 1 e x c1 . C 1 e 1 2 q f 2 r 1 (4) capacitor c 2 establishes the corner frequency f 3 where x c2 equals the impedance of ...

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    Tl/h/7380 – 20 *for stability with high current loads figure 17. Voltage divider input tl/h/7380 – 21 *for stability with high current loads figure 18. Intercom the circuits of figures 14 and 16 employ the ‘‘common mode’’ volume control as shown before. However, any of the various input connection s...

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    Tracking will be directly proportional to the unbalance in the quiescent output voltage. An optional potentiometer may be placed at pin 1 as shown in figure 19 to null output offset. The unbalanced current output for the circuit of figure 18 is limited by the power dissipation of the package. In the...

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    An-69 lm380 power audio amplifier life support policy national’s products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without the express written approval of the president of national semiconductor corporation. As used herein: 1. Life support devices or syste...