The base does measure shorted to ground in most sets, but as you say DC only. You were right; the problem was a tuner shield problem. A large trace on one side of the tuner/shield lifted when I resoldered it. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Vanaman Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 4:56 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F27671SE, CTC177BF, dead, no ground to eeprom. 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/