jolida 502b manual bias adjustment


owners of the jolida jd 502b, how you set the bias manually without losing all the skin on your hands? i'm lucky mine has the ez bias as well as the manual bias.
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oh...ok - gotcha - I picked up an inexpensive multimeter from Sears. Probes are 4-5" long or so. It does take a little care to get a stable connection and when moving them, but again - no burns yet (famous last words).
This may be old news but, this is what I use on my Jolida 502A. It is a Bias Rite model #BR-4 by Weber. It shortens the bias time and allows you to make very accurate bias settings and compare each socket to make they are all the same at the turn of a switch. The test points on these amplifiers are not very good in my opinion. I love using the Bias Rite it has worked very well for me.
i use shorter probes and a short screwdriver and have never had a problem. i have big hands as well. i think you may be overly concerned with forcing probes into a real tight and locked position. the probe slots are not top of line but then again you do not need to sink the probes in very far to get a solid read out. i use a digital radio shack unit and it is 1,2,3.
I'm not overly concerned. It's just an easier method that works for me. I don't have to hold on to probes with one hand while trying to make adjustments with the other hand. This way I can leave the amp where it is in my rack and make the adjustments. But hey if it works for you that's great, it doesn't for me that's why I chose this approach.
did not mean to imply your method was inferior, etc... i was speaking to OP. just wanted to point out that the connections to spikes do not have to be rock solid to get job done. if i had longer tools it probably would be easier as a matter of fact but the probes can stay in place free standing long enuff to let go of them for adjusting slot screws. ntl, i think auto bias is a gret option, i wish that feature was offered on mine but it was introduced later on.