need help on dynakit st 35


I'm new to tube amplifiers. I got a dynakit st 35 and that aside from the hum in both channels, the left channel also crackles. I also noticed that the left channel was heating up so fast that I turned off the amp to avoid damages. I also noticed that one of the el 84 tubes on the left side was glowing brighter than the others. There wasn't any leaks from its capacitor.

I will highly appreciate any advice.
tntt

Showing 1 response by maxgain

Do the tubes still get bright red. If so you likley have one or more bad coupling caps. they are usualy black(black cat) and right on the circuit board.