Hi Kevin: The base of the H.O.T. can not be ground. How would it turn on? It is close, DC wise. Sounds like a tuner/shield soldering problem. Check the top of the board jumpers to ensure that they are soldered, too. 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 Kevin's TV Repair wrote: > This set has a very unusual fault. I went to measure the voltage on > pins 5 and 6 of the eeprom and found that pin 6 has a varying voltage > from 2-5 volts. I then accidentally measured the voltage at pin 4 (which > is ground) and it measured the same. I then discovered that there was > no connection between the base of the HOT (which is ground) and the > tuner shield, eeprom ground. Does anyone know where the two sides > connect? I could just run a wire, but I would like to find the missing > link. Thanks. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. > Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/