Write two applications of clipper and two of clamper.

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Application of Clipper: 

 In the case of generating new waveforms and/or shaping the existing older waveforms.

 Clippers can be used as freewheeling diodes in protecting the transistors from transient effects by connecting the diodes in parallel with the inductive load.

 Commonly used in power supplies.

 In the separation of synchronizing signals existing from the composite color picture signals.

 Frequently used in FM transmitters for removing the excess ripples in the signals above a certain noise level.

Application of Clamper: 

 Clampers can be frequently used in removing the distortions and identification of polarity of the circuits.

 For improving the reverse recovery time, clampers are used.

 Clamping circuits can be used as voltage doublers and for modelling the existing waveforms to a required shape and range.

 Clampers are widely used in test equipments and other sonar systems.

 The complex transmitter and receiver circuitry of television clamper is used as a base line stabilizer to define sections of the luminance signals to preset levels.

 Clampers are also called as direct current restorers as they clamp the wave forms to a fixed DC potential.

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