.. 3.4

Clamping using PN junction diode
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**Objective**

Demostrate clamping of an AC signal at different levels, using a PN
junction diode

.. image:: schematics/clamping.svg
	   :width: 300px
.. image:: pics/clamping.png
	   :width: 300px

**Procedure**

-  Make connections and observe the output
-  Change PV1 and note the difference in the output

**Discussion**

The clamping level is decided by the applied DC voltage and the diode
drop.
