Re: TV has 130V DC on A/V input!

From: alpha_uma (none_such_at_home.com)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:52:57 GMT

"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mmggf01t71m2ijdjk84il4ka2bjt1tb53i@4ax.com...
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> TV's typically do not use 3 prong.
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> Sounds like a blocking capacitor may be shorted, or at least leaking;
> that's the sort of thing that happens when the blocking capacitor in a
> TV's tuner is bypassed.

[Sorry for the delayed response.]
Would that pose a serious risk of electrocution if the home wiring is not
equipped with CFCIs? Are TVs all "double-insulated" these days, and how
trustworthy are they?
   Al-U

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