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Bill Duncan


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Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2024 6:53 am    
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I have a ValveKing 50 I want to be able to set the bias. I have not been able to find a schematic for it. I found a heavy duty 390 ohm resister coming from the standby switch I believe controls bias, but I am uncertain. Any help in adding an adjustable bias pot would be appreciated.
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Fred


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Amesbury, MA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2024 7:45 am    
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https://www.thetubestore.com/lib/thetubestore/schematics/Peavey/Peavey-Valveking-112-Schematic.pdf

Here's a schematic. The bias voltage is set by a voltage divider comprised of R211 and R205.

Be careful soldering/desoldering the pc board. It's pretty easy to mess up the traces.

Fred
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Bill Duncan


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Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2024 9:17 am    
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Thank you, Fred.
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Bill A. Moore


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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2024 9:44 am    
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I downloaded some "Mod" information when I picked up a VK 2-12, but "loaned" it to a friend before I could do anything. The section on an adjustable bias may be what you want!
https://web.archive.org/web/20151113040720/https://ultimate-guitar-valveking.wikispaces.com/Amp+Mods+-+Electronics
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