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Old July 3rd, 2009, 03:03 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by czech-one-2 View Post
or would a simple small value cap across the diodes accomplish the same thing?
The problem with the bleeder cap across the diodes is that the "damage is done" already by the time that you get to the clippers.

The first transistor is biased way too hard, IMO. Rebias it cooler and you can leave most of the caps alone. Maybe even all of them.
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