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A handsome single
chip 10 watt power
amplifier can be built
quite easily using the
IC TDA2003 and a
handful of other
passive components. I
had built this circuit
The construction of
this amplifier circuit
is very simple and
may be finished quite
within an hour. Since
it includes very few
components, a PCB
layout may not be
necessary and may be
easily assembled over
a piece of general
circuit board.
Remember, the leads
of the IC are fairly
thick and won’t easily
pass through the holes
of the PCB, so better
make the drillings a
bit wider using a
pointed screw driver
before inserting it. Be
careful not to break
the board.
After this, it’s just a
matter of soldering
the IC and the
associated
components neatly
and interconnecting
their leads as per the
given circuit
schematic. The IC
will need to be fixed
somewhere at the
edge of the board to
facilitate easy fitting
of the heat sink.
The power supply
section is an ordinary
transformer/bridge/ca
pacitor type, but its
placement and wiring
requires some
attention, which is as
follows:
Use two separate
wires to connect the
zero volts or the
negative of the
power supply to the
negative of the
circuit board and the
loud speaker
independently.
To reduce the “hum
“pickups, keep the
power supply
(transformer) away
from the input
terminal of the IC.
Preferably use a
metallic cabinet
(M/S) and ground
the zero terminal of
the power supply to
the body of the
cabinet.
Also remember to
clamp the
transformer to the
cabinet firmly using
screws/nuts and
spring washers.
Testing