B bountyhunter Well-Known Member Aug 19, 2009 #21 Boncuk said: It takes exactly 6.2V to get to -10V at the desired 8mA. Boncuk Click to expand... That sounds like the right ballpark, but: did you try it with schottky diodes to reduce the VBE drop loss?
Boncuk said: It takes exactly 6.2V to get to -10V at the desired 8mA. Boncuk Click to expand... That sounds like the right ballpark, but: did you try it with schottky diodes to reduce the VBE drop loss?
Boncuk New Member Aug 20, 2009 #22 Using Schottky diodes the voltage gain was minimal. I used Germanium diodes instead.