High voltages in Elekit TU8600S

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#41
I was having a similar problem with a 8600R. Worked fine for a year or so, till I suddenly got a hum in the right channel. No voltage on a testpoint at the right ripple filter. It was suggested to replace a mosfet and a zener diode which I did. Also replaced the tubes, as they could have caused the problem in the first place. Got voltage back again, but the hum remained, only at a higher pitch now. Checked all soldering, switched output transformers, replaced another zener diode (which appeared to be fine), resoldered many points on the right channel, all to no avail. Amp is unusable now. Looking at the forum, I'm not the first with this problem, seems to be a weak point with this amp. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks
 
#43
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#44
TU-8600S is very stable amp.
Are you using 12AX7 for the driver. TP1 and TP2 should be 0.8V?
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I have questions to ask you to locate the problem...Don't worry .. it can fix
 
#47
Switched 300Bs. TP19 and TP20 measure the same, so tubes are not the problem. When measuring, touching testpoints increases hum. What happened is that hum suddenly disappeared completely until switch of. When switching on again, hum reappears
 
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