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Problem with a solid state CCS

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Hi all,

I'm building a SE amp; the input stage is made with a 6N6P valve, loaded with a SS CCS at 20mA.
The CCS schematic is THIS ; it uses a TL431 shunt regulator to regulate the current.
It works fine, during the test on the bench the current was stable and perfectly regulated; once connected to the high voltage power supply (400V) it begin to oscillate, I can see a sine wave of about 1V superimposed to the output voltage at the mosfet source (measured with respect to the comm level).
The sine has a frequency of about 13 Mhz!
It seems the TL431 oscillate when I increase the power supply over, let's say, 30V, trying to keep the current stable.
How can I solve the problem?
Any idea?
Thanks in advance.


Ciao,
Giovanni
 
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