No problem really, for posts i do not need to read, my computer screen is outfitted with a flippenfloppenschittenschifter.
Simple to understand and remember
V peak is:
V peak = V peak to peak / 2
Average power is:
P av = V peak * V peak / 2*R load.
Bridging (or balancing) doubles Vpeak
No need to play with square root of two terms as at the end we square them which gives the 2*Rload term
V peak is:
V peak = V peak to peak / 2
Average power is:
P av = V peak * V peak / 2*R load.
Bridging (or balancing) doubles Vpeak
No need to play with square root of two terms as at the end we square them which gives the 2*Rload term
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I said exactly so ;
each of us have different mindset , so it's completely normal that memory schemes are different
using root of 2 is normal to me (old habits from some exams at Uni )
each of us have different mindset , so it's completely normal that memory schemes are different
using root of 2 is normal to me (old habits from some exams at Uni )
No, it's just because "square root of two" is impossible to write simply here.
I was not thinking about you, just wanting to show the simplest formula then
"2*Rload" had to be explained.
Sorry, sorry.
I was not thinking about you, just wanting to show the simplest formula then
"2*Rload" had to be explained.
Sorry, sorry.
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I have a general rule that works for balanced and bridged amplifiers. I think it helps avoid the confusions that develop...snip
A pair of amplifiers arranged in bridged topology deliver double the power into double the load impedance...snip
and i cant thank you enough for supplying me with that rule when i asked for clarification via PM, when i needed some help parting the smoke that surrounds the subject. it was inline with what i had thought I understood, but everyone has a different way of explaining bridging and its effect on power into various loads. there is a lot of confusion even among people who know better and the above cuts through all that.
yes simple in isolation, my initial confusion arose from where 72v pk to pk was coming from with 36v pk to pk usable voltage from a single bipolar supply, but a good look at the schematic at point of load helped that.... then it was redface timeSimple to understand and remember
V peak is:
V peak = V peak to peak / 2
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No, it's just because "square root of two" is impossible to write simply here.
2^0.5 or 2^1/2

sorry - brainfart 
having today kid's B-day
dunno - stopped counting at ~20-th kid arriving
they're constantly going in and out , asking for something all the time
8-yr old , all of them
Pi= 3.14 , not at all sqr root of 2


having today kid's B-day
dunno - stopped counting at ~20-th kid arriving
they're constantly going in and out , asking for something all the time
8-yr old , all of them
Pi= 3.14 , not at all sqr root of 2

ZM, Blues, bobodioulasso
sqrt*2 or sqrt(2) is the shorthand in text isnt it? i was puzzled by how to do that too with ascii but remembered seeing it written this way and confirmed by natonrice
haha too late
ZM nvm about Pi, sqrt*2 is just as irrational so easy to confuse, particularly when there is probably maniacal glucose fueled children running around everywhere

sqrt*2 or sqrt(2) is the shorthand in text isnt it? i was puzzled by how to do that too with ascii but remembered seeing it written this way and confirmed by natonrice
haha too late
ZM nvm about Pi, sqrt*2 is just as irrational so easy to confuse, particularly when there is probably maniacal glucose fueled children running around everywhere
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