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    Class A amplifiers have low efficiency below 30% and require large heat sinks as output transistors pass load current even without an input signal. Class B amplifiers have zero DC bias as transistors only conduct when the input signal exceeds the base-emitter voltage, allowing zero output and power consumption at zero input. Class C amplifiers conduct less than half the input signal, resulting in high distortion but high efficiencies up to 90% as the input signal switches the active device to pulse current through a tuned load circuit.

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    Class A amplifiers have low efficiency below 30% and require large heat sinks as output transistors pass load current even without an input signal. Class B amplifiers have zero DC bias as transistors only conduct when the input signal exceeds the base-emitter voltage, allowing zero output and power consumption at zero input. Class C amplifiers conduct less than half the input signal, resulting in high distortion but high efficiencies up to 90% as the input signal switches the active device to pulse current through a tuned load circuit.

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    Class A amplifiers have low efficiency below 30% and require large heat sinks as output transistors pass load current even without an input signal. Class B amplifiers have zero DC bias as transistors only conduct when the input signal exceeds the base-emitter voltage, allowing zero output and power consumption at zero input. Class C amplifiers conduct less than half the input signal, resulting in high distortion but high efficiencies up to 90% as the input signal switches the active device to pulse current through a tuned load circuit.

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    The efficiency of this type of circuit is very low (less than 30%) and delivers small power outputs

    for a large drain on the DC power supply. A Class A amplifier stage passes the same load current
    even when no input signal is applied so large heatsinks are needed for the output transistors.

    Class B Amplifier operation has zero DC bias as the transistors are biased at the cut-off, so each
    transistor only conducts when the input signal is greater than the base-emitter voltage.
    Therefore, at zero input there is zero output and no power is being consumed.

    Class-C amplifiers conduct less than 50% of the input signal and the distortion at the output is
    high, but high efficiencies (up to 90%) are possible. ... The input signal is used to switch the
    active device causing pulses of current to flow through a tuned circuit forming part of the load.

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