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Voltage gain of audio power amplifier

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The voltage gain of Lm386 is given as 200 by connecting a capacitor.

What is the voltage gain mean here in audio power amplifier?
 

Hi,

V_out = gain x V_in

example:
10mV input (lets say RMS, 1kHz), Gain = 200
V_out = 200 x 10mV = 2000mV = 2V

(The datasheest shows always the same "Application curve". I´d call this an error. From the shape it could be the "bass boost curve")

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I ground the Inverting pin. Supply 8V. Gain 200. Frequency 40 Hz. Input given to Non Inverting pin.

My observation:
1. Input Peak to peak = 38mV. Output Peak to peak= 6.2V
2. Input Peak to peak = 22mV. Output Peak to peak= 3V

Why the full gain is not apply here....
 

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I ground the Inverting pin. Supply 8V. Gain 200. Frequency 40 Hz. Input given to Non Inverting pin.
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40Hz simply is no useful audio frequency for this low power amplifer.

Most probably you connected the 10uF at the GAIN pins.
Then you may expect a cutoff frequency of about 106Hz (here the 150 Ohms dominate)
fc = 1 / ( 2 x Pi x 150 Ohms x 10uF)
(Because of circuit this is no exact calculation)

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Also, read the datasheet, specifically "output voltage vs supply voltage". The maximum peak to peak voltage is (roughly) 1V - 2V less than the power supply rail, due to diode and transistor junctions at the output. It is not advertized as a rail-to-rail type of amplifier. 6.2V p-p output with a supply voltage of 8V is exactly in line with the product specification.
 
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The maximum gain of LM86 is 200.

Is there any similar IC with the gain around 400?
 

Hi,

There are a lot of audio amplifiers where you are free to set (about) any gain.
The LM86 is somehow special with this.

You say similar.
You need to specify this. Similar in kind of: price, size, power, voltage, current, part count...
I recommend to go to a audio IC manufacturer´s web site and use their selection tool.

Klaus
 

Well similar to Price, Voltage. Power is not important for me. Low power is sufficient.

For a peak to peak input of 10mV, i want the output voltage of 3V(pk-pk).
 

3V/10mV= a gain of 300 times. The LM386 is cheap and is not really hifi since with a gain of 200 times its hiss can be heard and will be worse with a gain of 300 times.

Here is a 22 ohm resistor in series with a capacitor to ground to make a gain of 1000 times. Increase the value of the resistor for less gain:
 

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Audioguru said:
Here is a 22 ohm resistor in series with a capacitor to ground to make a gain of 1000 times. Increase the value of the resistor for less gain:
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I tried this circuit for 1000 gain in Proteus simulation. For the 10mV(pk-pk) input, i am only getting 100mV(pk-pk) only.
Supply 8V. Gain 1000. Frequency 200 Hz.
 

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