"Matt Evans" wrote in message
news:N4mHg.10871$E_.9944@trnddc06...

Ok, i guess it really is something that is way over my head. I appreciate
that you guys took the time to explain it to me in more detail. My dad is
a retired electician. He gave me some books to read as well as an old
multimeter, so i've got a start learning about this stuff. I'm going to
try googling some of the terms you guys were talking about in your replys
to see if i can make heads or tails of it. I'm more than likely NOT going
to try to fix it though, although my friend to whom it belongs to is way
in debt and won't be able to take it to a repair shop. It will go back to
its duty of filling a hole in his entertainment center for aesthetic value
only. Cheers.

Try learning to repair simpler things - small appliances or basic radios.
Work your way up to nasty stuff like this.