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Old 9th February 2010, 02:54 AM   #1
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Bias measuring unit -which one?

Hi there, ust wondering if any of you have had experience with e Weber Bias Rite

https://taweber.powweb.com/biasrite/br_page.htm

or the Tad Bias Master

Mojotone Replacing and Biasing Tubes

Any other good ones?

Acuracey?
Quality?
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Old 9th February 2010, 04:43 AM   #2
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Hi there

I find the best way to bias an amp is to install 1 ohm resistors from the cathodes to ground. that way you can measure the voltage across the resistor. this reading will be in mV but translates to mA because of ohms law.
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Old 9th February 2010, 06:53 AM   #3
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Yeah,but I gotta screw around and spend time doing that ...then hope I haven't messed it up and blow the amp
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Old 9th February 2010, 12:09 PM   #4
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Those Webers look nice, but I would be afraid the adapters are too tall and you wont be able to fit a tube in it while in a head like a marshall, there might not be enough clearance. I use this Welcome to the Home of The Bias King™ It has worked great and setting bias now is easy.
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Old 9th February 2010, 12:55 PM   #5
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I understnad they do fit into Marshalls.
YouTube - Strange meter reading while biasing a Marshall 50 watt Super Lead

I like the fact you can have current & dc reading.

The bias king looks good too.
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Old 9th February 2010, 04:04 PM   #6
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I understnad they do fit into Marshalls.
YouTube - Strange meter reading while biasing a Marshall 50 watt Super Lead

I like the fact you can have current & dc reading.

The bias king looks good too.
I like the plate voltage measurement feature. It is important to know the plate voltage to calculate the idle cathode current. How do you know it will fit in a head without taking the chassis out of the cabinet?
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I like the plate voltage measurement feature. It is important to know the plate voltage to calculate the idle cathode current.
True, but you can just as easily read the plate voltage off of pin 3 with a multimeter.
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True, but you can just as easily read the plate voltage off of pin 3 with a multimeter.
Yes, I have a seperate adapter just for measuring plate voltage.
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Old 9th February 2010, 06:51 PM   #9
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Those Webers look nice, but I would be afraid the adapters are too tall and you wont be able to fit a tube in it while in a head like a marshall, there might not be enough clearance. I use this Welcome to the Home of The Bias King™ It has worked great and setting bias now is easy.
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Don't you need to remove the amp chassis out of the head enclosure anyway to adjust the bias pot?
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Old 10th February 2010, 12:18 AM   #10
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Don't you need to remove the amp chassis out of the head enclosure anyway to adjust the bias pot?
Some modern amps have the adjustment pot accessible. Laneys, Marshalls.
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Old 10th February 2010, 07:21 AM   #11
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one mod you can do is a couple of 1 ohm 5 watt resistors and put them between ground and cathode or cathode resistors (depending on output amp tube) and permanently mount some panel meters on your chassis. then another between cathodes.

alot of people forget to look at differential current. this is caused by either the phase splitter tube getting weak, or associated circuit, or the bias feed grid resistors drifting out of tolerance from each other ( bias voltage screening resistors after voltage adjust trim pot like in JCM800's)
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Old 13th February 2010, 12:24 AM   #12
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Can someone show me on the schematic where pin 3 plate voltage is measured?
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Can someone show me on the schematic where pin 3 plate voltage is measured?
Well, that would be on pin-3 of the octal base.
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Old 11th March 2010, 01:53 PM   #14
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I have a weber BiasRite and it works great. Makes doing bias adjustments very easy. The other recommended methods (1ohhm resistor off the cathode then measure the voltage drop across the resistor to get the Cathode Current) work great as well but for a quick, pull tubes, get the readings, adjust the knob and lock it.. cant beat it.
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I just picked up a Compu-Bias, which is a dual octal bias tool. It displays plate voltage, plate current, and wattage. Similar to the Bias-Right, but calculates dissipation as wattage, so no need for a separate plate reading and calculator.
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