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Old May 5th, 2012, 08:46 PM   #1790 (permalink)
davidchagrin
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Originally Posted by JohnS View Post
Well, I've been playing and tweaking for a couple of days now. Very nice, but sounded a bit constipated. Checked the bias this morning and it was WAY off. Put in some Hytron NOS 6V6's I had and a new Tung Sol 12AX7 and biased to 40 mv. MUCH better. I have a broken in Weber Sig 10S alnico on the way. That should remove the last bit of constipation. Havin' fun now!
I've never checked the bias in an amp. How is it done? Is a special tool required? Would a voltage meter work?
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