If this is an older set made before 1998, there is a service note about this: Symptom: Television shuts down when connecting the Chipper Check interface in the service mode Cause: The KD1/ATE EN (U13101 pin 5) line on the micro is ?glitched? when connecting the Chipper Check interface. Cure: 1. Check the value of R13126 (connected to pin 5 of U13101). If it is a 10K ohm resistor, change it to a 36K resistor (stock number 206402). If R13126 is a 100K ohm resistor, there is no need to change the resistor. 2. Do not connect the Chipper Check interface until after the Chipper Check software is started at the initial screen. The software will preset the KD1/ATE EN line high, minimizing the ?glitch? to this line. HTH Jerry Christians Electronic Service -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Spacenut Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 2:35 PM To: Tech Assist Subject: [TechAssist] Rca Chipper Checker Problem. Hi Everyone.................. This is the 1st time I am using this chipper checker, read all lit, performed the 2 mods from Thomson, hook up to set (ctc197cd2), placed set in service mode, plugged cable into box, started software, told software to DETECT CHASSIS , error: could not detect main eeprom on run or standby bus appears, set shuts off. read again, tried again, same thing. can anyone help me out here? Thanks, John. ------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------ 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.