Quote:
Originally Posted by init4fun
Are you sure the unplugged yoke fried something? I thought just about all TVs with a yoke plug had protection for running with the yoke unplugged? (Two pins on the plug connected together as a jumper, that removed power from the horizontal drive circuit when the yoke isn't plugged in)  |
Yes, they're *supposed* to, but in reality, some yoke plugs were simple 4 wire affairs with no interlock loop..
Without an interlock, an unplugged yoke can damage the horizontal output. This TV is "recent" enough where a shorted horiz output shouldn't damage the regulator...
John