Well the thermal camera worked. I found a shorted small transistor A1275-Y. Datasheet says it's used in TV for vertical deflection or sound - I'd say it's for sound.
Reason I could not spot it is that it's connected to ground via 40Ohm resistor. I did notice one rail was showing this weird low-ish resistance but I thought it was ok.
Anyways, I'm looking for a replacement. Ebay sometimes is nasty as there are sellers selling ONE transistor at stupid price.
I've been looking for a replacement.
1275 datasheet:
https://datasheetspdf.com/pdf-file/637525/KEC/A1275/1
I found this:
http://www.unisonic.com.tw/datasheet/2SA1013.pdf
The original is Y so I need to make sure the replacement is P (does it matter if it's not as I see different manufacturers have different naming).
Would that work?
Thanks!