Just pulled a CTC187 chassis with typical TOB solder problems. Somebody had discarded the top cover for the tuner, and carefully "greased" the tabs on the bottom cover with some kind of silicon grease. They also applied whatever this was to the solder connection on the F connector at the shield. The bottom cover was factory solder. It had never been pulled. Has anyone heard of, what, a wives tale or something, about this? Is there some "logic" that I am missing? Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/