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       #Post#: 113--------------------------------------------------
       Lab 7 Prelab simulation beta calculation
   DIR By: Sp1r1t
       Date: October 24, 2025, 4:34 pm
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       Hello, this is Katy Wagner. I have completed all of the prelab
       except for finding beta from the graph. I worked on this for a
       while and couldn't calculate it.
       #Post#: 114--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Lab 8 Prelab simulation beta calculation
   DIR By: Thomas Parsley
       Date: October 24, 2025, 5:52 pm
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       Hi Katy, this is Thomas Parsley.
       I calculated my simulation Beta using a load line from the
       output waveforms. In the lab 7 documentation, there is a picture
       of an example load line. There were two points that are shown on
       the example for the load line. One was where Ic = Vcc/Rc and the
       other was where Vce = Vcc. For my Vcc, I used 5V because it was
       specified in the theoretical analysis.
       Once I had my values calculated, I drew the load line in PSpice,
       starting from where Ic = Vcc/Rc to the point where Vce = Vcc.
       I then found the Q-Point of this load line. From the lab 7
       documentation, this can be found two ways, either where Vce =
       (1/2)Vcc, or where Ic = ~(Desired Ic). Since our (Desired Ic) is
       0.5mA from the theoretical analysis, I found the point on the
       load line where Ic = ~0.5mA. the point where my load line
       intercepted with one of the Ib current waveforms and where Ic =
       0.5mA was my Q-Point.
       I have the example of this that I talked about previous attached
       as an image.
       Then I used the Ic value from the Q-Point and used the Ib value
       from the intersecting waveform to calculate Beta. The equation I
       used to to this is attached as an image as well.
       I hope this answers your question!
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       Re: Lab 7 Prelab simulation beta calculation
   DIR By: Sp1r1t
       Date: November 7, 2025, 11:45 pm
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       Thanks Thomas! Your answer answered my question.
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