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What happens if a class A stage is overdriven?

  • A.The device leaves the active region permanently and must be rebiased
  • B.The gain falls smoothly with no visible distortion of the waveform
  • C.Both peaks of the output are clipped
  • D.Only the negative peak is clipped, the positive remaining intact

Answer: C

Driven beyond its range, the output flattens at both extremes, against saturation on one side and cut-off on the other. A stage biased off-centre clips one side first, but sufficient overdrive reaches both. Nothing is permanent and the distortion is plainly visible. Symmetrical clipping is itself diagnostic: it says the operating point is roughly centred and the drive is simply too large.

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