I am doing a project in which I need a Power amp (wired as a voltage follower) to power a 12v 6w bulb.
I have tried using this L272M chip, but it gets very hot, and after a while of the bulb being on, the output voltage and current of the chip both drop (The input of the chip comes from a D-A converter op amp with max output 13ish volts and an inverting op amp to keep the voltage positive)
The pin diagram I found of the chip recommends powering the L272M to +5 and -5V, but this was not suitable due to the large 13V input voltage it needs, so I tried it 0v and +15v, and it got very hot and the current and voltage output drop. Is there a chip that could pump out enough current to power this bulb and not get hot/lose output voltage/current..
Most opamps aren't really designed as drivers. But in your application, a very simple transistor circuit is all that's needed. An emitter-follower doesn't amplify voltage, the emitter simply "follows" the base voltage. This will move the heat-generating part of the circuit to a drive transistor, and still give you that same voltage sweep from the amp. Bolt the drive transistor to a heatsink.