On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:35:18 +0100, Chris Jones
wrote:


If the coax outer conductor were connected to ground at some point, then the
voltage would go away and maybe the cable company would be happier.

Chris


The cable system should be grounded where it enters the house. It
sounds like this ground is missing, or there's an open shield in the
coax.
Andy Cuffe