TV has 130V DC on A/V input!

From: Orange (orangeAMI_at_mail.ru)
Date: 07/16/04


Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:35:16 +0200

I have some old TV, and it works fine. Only recently I discovered that
voltage between shield of composite input and gnd of device being
connected is about 130 Volts DC!!!!! Its about 80V when voltmeter is
set to AC.

I did notice every time some sparks when connecting device (Amiga1200)
to TV, and then I was slightly "shaken" by current (don't know the
right word), but since the picture quality HAS BEEN OK, it didn't
matter. The picture is still OK, but I'd rather not use TV any more.

Could this possibly be normal for TV, because picture is perfectly OK
(are other TVs like that) ? Should I take it to repair?
Amiga1200 behaved strangely, would freeze if not "left alone" for 30
min after powerup; could this be the reason?



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