Hello John, I believe that Sony used .1 Ohm resistors on the AC input, to stop the surge current. Thanx, Scott Beebe Ohm Electronics Inc. 609 W. Clinton St. Ithaca NY 14850 Voice: (607) 273-8406 Fax: (607) 273-8743 WWW.OhmElectronicsInc.com mailto:Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, August 3, 2004, 10:13:40 AM, you wrote: John> Hi, John> My dealer has a customer that is giving problems over the sparking that John> occurs when the set is plugged in. John> I thought Thomson had a service bulletin that explained this in John> consumer-speak, but couldn't find it. John> If anyone recalls the bulletin I'm thinking of,could you give me the John> bulletin number? John> John Myers John> Myers TV Service Since 1984 John> Alliance, OH John> ph 330-821-6545 John> myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx John> www.alliancetvrepair.com John> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- John> Lost Password: John> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". John> Email Archives: John> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/