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How to Build Your Own 10-Watt Power

Amplifier Using an IC TDA 2003

Hobbyist & DIY


Electronic Devices &
Circuits /
By Swagatam / Electr
ical Engineering
Circuit Description

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

quite a long time ago,


but I still remember
the outstanding
response it produced
with an input music
applied to it from a
Sony Walkman. The
circuit is very
straightforward and
be constructed even
by a newbie.
Before learning how
to build your own
power amplifier, let’s
first discuss the
circuit functioning.
The circuit
description of the unit
may be understood by
studying the
following points:
Input to the IC is
received at pin #1
through capacitor C1
and the output is
delivered to the
loudspeaker
connected to its pin
#4 through a
relatively large value
electrolytic capacitor
C4.
The IC is able to
produce a fairly good
response even at high
frequencies, but this
also means that the
connected
loudspeaker will be
offering proportionate
rising impedance to
these frequencies and
lowering the net
efficiency of the
amplifier.
An RC network
consisting of R3 and
C5 has been
specifically
introduced to rectify
the above problem. It
compensates for the
rising frequencies and
cancels out the effect
of the speaker’s rising
impedance.
The circuit also
incorporates a
feedback loop
consisting of R1 and
R2 that is responsible
for defining the
overall amplification
of the unit. Here it has
been set to produce an
amplification of about
100 times.
Resistors R4 and
capacitor C7 ensures
proper stability of the
IC at high frequencies
by avoiding any
clipping effect.
Power to the IC is
applied across its pin
#5 and #3. The power
range is also pretty
flexible and allows
the amplifier to
function optimally
even at voltages as
low as 3 volts, 18
volts being the
maximum tolerable
limit. Voltages above
this won’t necessarily
damage the IC, but
the internal circuitry
of the IC is so
configured that in
such conditions the IC
will stall and just
“refuse” to operate.
The robust design of
the IC is reinforced by
internal short circuit
and thermal run away
protections.
The IC should be
preferably fitted with
a heat sink, if it’s
intended to be driven
continuously at its full
capacity i.e. 10 watts.
Again, it may be
required only to avoid
the IC from shutting
off due to
overheating, and not
due to the fear of the
IC getting damaged.
Parts List
Please refer to
the DATASHEET for
the PCB layout, IC
pin-outs, and other
specifications.
All resistors are 1/4W
CFR, 5%.
R1 = 220 Ohms,
R2 = 2.2 Ohms,
R3 = 1 Ohm,
R4 = 47 Ohms,
C1 = 10uF/10V,
C2 = 470uF/10V,
C3, C5, C7 = 100n,
C6, C4 = 1000uF/25V
IC1 = TDA 2003,
TR1 = 0-12V/1A
transformer,
D1—–D4 = 1N4007
General Purpose
Board,
Mains cord,
Metallic Box, output
sockets, LED
indicators as per
choice
Construction Clues

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

The testing part is


simply completed
with the following
points:
 Initially, keep the
input terminal of the
IC connected to
ground; connect an
ammeter in series
with the supply,
connect a
loudspeaker (with
the rated value) at
the output and
switch ON the
power.
 The meter should
read about 50 mA of
current which is its
quiescent current
drain. Also, check
the DC voltage at
pin #4 of the IC – it
should
approximately half
the supply voltage.
 The above readings
will confirm the
proper functioning
of the circuit.
 Now remove the
meter and the input
short circuit, and
make the
connections normal.
 Apply a music
signal to the input of
the amplifier either
through your cell
phone’s head phone
socket or any
similar source.
 The output should
immediately start
roaring with the
amplified version of
the input, optimize
the volume
appropriately to
verify the
consistency of the
unit.
Well, the above
procedures must have
provided you with
enough information
regarding how to
build your own power
amplifier. This little
music mate will keep
amusing you for
many many years.
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questions? Don’t
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