Bias Wire not needed...Ground it or put a heat shrink ?

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Bias Wire not needed...Ground it or put a heat shrink ?

Post by David_Well » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:48 am

I bought a MM PT with a Bias wire. I don't need this wire.
Simple, Should I Ground the Bias wire or just put a heat shrink and not use it.
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Re: Bias Wire not needed...Ground it or put a heat shrink ?

Post by flemingmras » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:00 pm

David_Well wrote:I bought a MM PT with a Bias wire. I don't need this wire.
Simple, Should I Ground the Bias wire or just put a heat shrink and not use it.
Thanks.
If you're sure that it's a bias wire, insulate it...DO NOT GROUND IT!

Which MM PT is it?
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Re: Bias Wire not needed...Ground it or put a heat shrink ?

Post by David_Well » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:15 pm

The MM Pt is the FPD-20M
I gonna shrink it
I don't use it cause i built a Class A Amp and I order a Single ending MM OT witch is SE-5K-MM
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