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Do I need to Re-Bias the "same" tube?
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Originally posted by Steve Conner View PostI'd say no. To a good approximation, tinkering with the bias doesn't affect the power output at all.
The more time a tube spends in cutoff, the more power it can make while conducting without melting down. A cooler bias will take a little more swing before clipping and a longer cutoff time will allow the tube to handle short periods of more output in between. There is a trade off of course. And that would be likelyhood of excessive crossover distortion when clipping."Take two placebos, works twice as well." Enzo
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That's correct. But to access that extra power we have to redesign the amp by increasing the B+ or changing the load impedance or screen voltage.
I assumed we're just twiddling the bias pot and not messing with the rest of the amp."Enzo, I see that you replied parasitic oscillations. Is that a hypothesis? Or is that your amazing metal band I should check out?"
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