Thread: Linear amplification through transisters?
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Re: Linear amplification through transisters?
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Originally Posted by dddriveman
...Is there any way to amplfy a voltage by means other than another power source?...
Without a energy storage device or external power supply: You can amplify the voltage at the expense of the current and you can amplify the current at the expense of the voltage.

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