I am SURE there is significant more damage now.
I have seen the ctc185 become not practical to repair after this "dumb
ass","stupid idiot" type of "fix" done by someone who thinks they know
electronics. If upon inspection by a qualified technician, any of the
grounds inside the tv are found burnt, it is toast and not going to be
practical to repair. Seen it too many times on the ctc185 chassis.

It was a SIMPLE fix with the proper connector, equipment, and skills when
the connector was just loose.

David

"Jason D." wrote in message
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Great, it was working. But the saga doesn't end there...

After plugging the unit back into my home entertainment center (which
consists of a Dish DVR-Symphonic DVD/VCR combo-Gamecube-RCA 27" TV)
with this configuration, the TV fuse immediately blew.

Without delving into it, my friend guesses that there's a small
voltage in the line, and that the blue filters (and whatever else is
in the sheilded coax assembly) is filtering the stuff out. Since we
bypassed this filter mechanism, the fuse blows.

This design of chassis is HOT and direct connected to power. This is
why this input is isolated. Get this part repaired properly not
bypassing. Bypassing is good for diagnostic purposes.

I think there is more damage now :-(

Cheers,

Wizard