Amplifier

Amplifier

Any electronic device designed to inrease the volume of sound.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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Control grid

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A wire mesh element located between the cathode and plate of an electron tube which controls the flow of electrons between the two elements. The control grid draws no current, and as such, presents ...

Coupling capacitors

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

Capacitors which are used between stages in a guitar amplifier. They block the DC plate voltage of the previous stage, while passing the AC guitar signal on through.

Decoupling capacitor

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The large electrolytic capacitor used to philtre the power supply after the decoupling resistor.

Decoupling resistor

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The series resistor used to isolate one stage of an amplifier from another.

Dielectric

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The insulating material used in a capacitor. Typical dielectric types used in amplifiers are: polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyester, and ceramic.

Diode

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A two-element device which passes a signal in one direction only. They are used most commonly to convert AC to DC, because they pass the positive part of the wave, and block the negative part of the ...