My question is whether it is possible to "bridge" 2 amplifiers together effectively creating double the voltage amplitude.
I just bought a couple of these amplifiers:
2 x 15 Watt 4 Ohm Class D Audio Amplifier Board TA2024 15W Stereo Mini T Amp | eBay
When running from a 12V source there's no reason to buy 2*100W amps or similar, because it wont be able to deliver a fraction of that.. However I thought that when having 2 of these amplifiers it might be possible to connect them in a sort of bridged mode..?
I'm not really sure how this can be executed, but I've made a drawing of my idea
Can class D amplifiers be "bridged" like this? Will the setup actually work? Any better ideas?
I just bought a couple of these amplifiers:
2 x 15 Watt 4 Ohm Class D Audio Amplifier Board TA2024 15W Stereo Mini T Amp | eBay
When running from a 12V source there's no reason to buy 2*100W amps or similar, because it wont be able to deliver a fraction of that.. However I thought that when having 2 of these amplifiers it might be possible to connect them in a sort of bridged mode..?
I'm not really sure how this can be executed, but I've made a drawing of my idea
Can class D amplifiers be "bridged" like this? Will the setup actually work? Any better ideas?
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Better would be to buy a bigger amp in the first place.
However, as an exercise it will be an interesting thought experiment.
If these were transformer isolated outputs then it would be easy.
To implement this idea with BTL amps, you would have to insure that both boards had isolated supplies AND isolated audio feeds.
Supplies would be relatively easy...you would still have some capacitance between them...unless you use separate batteries.
The audio could be fed via transformers or some kind of complicated optical isolation.
What will be happening is the "grounds" of the amplifiers will be pushed and pulled away from each other by the output drive circuitry. The output circuitry might not like that.
So, it could be done but not really recommended. (by me anyway)
However, as an exercise it will be an interesting thought experiment.
If these were transformer isolated outputs then it would be easy.
To implement this idea with BTL amps, you would have to insure that both boards had isolated supplies AND isolated audio feeds.
Supplies would be relatively easy...you would still have some capacitance between them...unless you use separate batteries.
The audio could be fed via transformers or some kind of complicated optical isolation.
What will be happening is the "grounds" of the amplifiers will be pushed and pulled away from each other by the output drive circuitry. The output circuitry might not like that.
So, it could be done but not really recommended. (by me anyway)
i'm bridging all my speaker amps. including the 4 channel class d amp to drive the sub.
all amps could be bridged, unless they're already bridged.
check whether the amp is already bridged by checking the speaker ground output is connected or not to the amp ground connection. might need to do this during operation as the output might not be connected by speaker protection circuit during power off.
all amps could be bridged, unless they're already bridged.
it won't work like that. you need a balanced signal to bridge an amp. or you need to invert the signal for the second amp.My question is whether it is possible to "bridge" 2 amplifiers together effectively creating double the voltage amplitude.
I just bought a couple of these amplifiers:
2 x 15 Watt 4 Ohm Class D Audio Amplifier Board TA2024 15W Stereo Mini T Amp | eBay
When running from a 12V source there's no reason to buy 2*100W amps or similar, because it wont be able to deliver a fraction of that.. However I thought that when having 2 of these amplifiers it might be possible to connect them in a sort of bridged mode..?
I'm not really sure how this can be executed, but I've made a drawing of my idea
Can class D amplifiers be "bridged" like this? Will the setup actually work? Any better ideas?
check whether the amp is already bridged by checking the speaker ground output is connected or not to the amp ground connection. might need to do this during operation as the output might not be connected by speaker protection circuit during power off.
bridging already bridged amplifiers are not just unrecommended, it's not even possible. most amps running of very low power supply is already bridged like the tripath based chips.
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