311splawndude":3d2iinrc said:Maybe it is real obvious to the amp builders here but what did you do exactly?
Also, welcome to RT!
pfapin05":3icc2xw6 said:Is the bias mod for an older 5150 pretty much just as easy? I know different components and board I think, but still... is it pretty easy you think?
311splawndude":2wkrt2ny said:It's cool. I was just curious. I don't even own a 6505+. All I knew is that the variable resistor Peavey uses did not affect the tone all that much for users and that the amps were biased extremely cold out of the factory. I was just suggesting to add a bit more to your OP.
Cheers,
Vrad":3rin3pu5 said:Big improvement in tone?
I've been contemplating a couple mods in my 6505+, but I'm lazy! LOL!
so what about the link to jerrys bias mod.. is that incorrect??? i wouldnt think jerry of all people would post something that would be false or hurt anyones amp...glpg80":19vxu0rc said:bias voltage is not equivalent to the bias current unless you re-design the amplifier to accommodate ohms law. In all honesty this entire topic is incorrect and should be torn down as the taps on the back are not made to reference bias current to bias voltage. the circuit is not designed to pass that current linearly as well therefore voltages read will not correlate correctly to the bias reading you think you have. in actuality it will be much lower.
also the wattage on that first picture of the resistor is entirely wrong, all you are doing is modifying the sweep of the bias potentiometer. this is a grade A example of what not to do.
kaeli0430":3ldkg3yj said:so what about the link to jerrys bias mod.. is that incorrect??? i wouldnt think jerry of all people would post something that would be false or hurt anyones amp...glpg80":3ldkg3yj said:bias voltage is not equivalent to the bias current unless you re-design the amplifier to accommodate ohms law. In all honesty this entire topic is incorrect and should be torn down as the taps on the back are not made to reference bias current to bias voltage. the circuit is not designed to pass that current linearly as well therefore voltages read will not correlate correctly to the bias reading you think you have. in actuality it will be much lower.
also the wattage on that first picture of the resistor is entirely wrong, all you are doing is modifying the sweep of the bias potentiometer. this is a grade A example of what not to do.
so your not talking about like 5150/6505 where you have to actually use a bias probe to get the correct reading for each tube..glpg80":1dex0jix said:kaeli0430":1dex0jix said:so what about the link to jerrys bias mod.. is that incorrect??? i wouldnt think jerry of all people would post something that would be false or hurt anyones amp...glpg80":1dex0jix said:bias voltage is not equivalent to the bias current unless you re-design the amplifier to accommodate ohms law. In all honesty this entire topic is incorrect and should be torn down as the taps on the back are not made to reference bias current to bias voltage. the circuit is not designed to pass that current linearly as well therefore voltages read will not correlate correctly to the bias reading you think you have. in actuality it will be much lower.
also the wattage on that first picture of the resistor is entirely wrong, all you are doing is modifying the sweep of the bias potentiometer. this is a grade A example of what not to do.
Jerry and myself are good friends - the link is dead as he tore it down. Jerry knows everything i just mentioned in the above post and will tell you the same thing. If you go to his site you will see a specific quoted page where he mentions modifying the bias circuit to allow current to be read linearly from the amp probes in the back of the amplifier. This is listed as a modification - they do not come with this functionality and this topic is doing nothing to fix it.