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I've seen a few late production CTC185's that actually had a seperate stand up tuner in them while some of the early CTC203's had the tuner integrated into the main board.
Speaking of broken antenna connectors, I can't begin to remember the number of TVs of all brands that would come to me with a snapped off antenna connector. Many times, I was able to replace the connector without having to replace the tuner. And, I always soldered, rather than crimp, the connector in place in order to make it harder to rip out in the future. There have been a few cases where the tuner was severely damaged when the connector was jerked out.
What I find comical are the calls from people wanting to know how much I'll charge to put that "piece that the cable screws to back on". Many times, when I tell them $50, they have a fit. "$50 just to put that piece back on!". Then, I tell them, "would you rather pay $125+ for a whole new tuner?" They act like I should be able to just stick the connector back up in the hole and super glue it back in place. They don't realize what a PITA it can be to put some of those connectors back on.
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