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Why does a one volt emitter drop stabilise better than a 0.2 volt drop?

  • A.The junction's drift is a smaller fraction of it
  • B.The larger resistor draws less current from the divider network
  • C.The larger drop reduces the collector-emitter voltage and so the dissipation
  • D.The larger resistor has a lower temperature coefficient of its own

Answer: A

The base-emitter drop changes by about two millivolts per degree, and that change matters in proportion to how small the emitter drop is: two millivolts against one volt is a fifth of a per cent, but against two hundred millivolts it is one per cent. Divider current, dissipation and resistor tempco are all beside the point. Whenever a fixed error competes with a designed quantity, making the designed quantity larger is the direct remedy.

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