Quote:I thought it was odd that something as simple as a bad end could cause errors all the way back to a main line
It's a transmission line. A bad termination on a high power transmitter output could cause it to go up in flames.
Quote:The photo shows a 1Ghz splitter. I understand these are insufficient for digital cable TV as well as cable modems.
You misunderstand...what cable system goes over 1GHz?
Quote:It really sounds as if he's got the blue and green cables switched on one or both ends
Then he wouldn't get an image at all.
Sounds like he has component plugged into a composite input...there was no mention of audio cables, yet he...
The OP bought 'magic' fuses.
They're on the primary side of the power transformer, but he's worried about a capacitor discharging.
The current rating has been mentioned many times, but he's only concerned with voltage.
The voltage rating...
Quote:at this point the only old fuses I have probably are of the wrong voltage.
Why do you think the voltage is important....you haven't mentioned current, despite the suggestion.
Quote:The fuses I've been using probably haven't had the right specs (the manual doesn't list the voltage,
because it doesn't matter, trip current matters, you did match that didn't you?
Quote:I read somewhere about unplugging a generic...
Quote:PA stands for "public address" which is usually for announcements and background music in buildings, or to amplify the voice of someone speaking to an audience at a microphone in an auditorium etc...
...or musical...