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E7B11
In Figure E7-1, what is the purpose of R3?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: D. Self bias
R3 is the emitter resistor. As emitter current rises, the voltage across R3 rises and reduces the base-emitter bias, which stabilizes the transistor. This is called self bias.
Tip: Emitter resistor = self bias.