In a message dated 2/27/2002 6:45:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, c_w_electronics@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Well, you're right. I did retrieve the old settings. But some of them are really high like in the 200+ range. I guess this is due to corruption of the original settings. I will enter average settings for those parameters and see what happens. Thanks > Possible, but not likly. If you started the set with a good eeprom, then > turned the set off(without unplugging)then installed the old eeprom. The > set > will usually turn back on, then access the service menu and recover the > data, specially the tuner data. This has always worked for me. > > I have seen some high numbers in the eeprom data, not all, but some, which > > are usually caused by lightning strikes. But, they would always adjust. > > Paul W > C&W Electronics > > > > From: Tvcr9@xxxxxxx > Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Eeprom question > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:43:40 EST > > > > I usually use an IC socket to retrieve old settings from a bad eeprom. > This > set is an exception it seems (CTC177BH2). Is it possible that if the > eeprom > is so badly damaged no data can be retrieved ? Thanks > > Bill > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.