Hi Mike,
>i ran a ground cable fromn the chassis of the reciever >to the chassis of my pc. touching the ground cable to >the PC chassis also causes a spark. There's at least some unwanted voltage between PC and ground. You might have a dangerous risk of shock now. And if not now, one might well develop if the failure gets worse. I recommend fixing it soon. Since the problem appeared abruptly, I'd think that a component failed. Since you get that spark between ground and the PC, I think that the failure is in the PC's power supply. That's moderately good news in one sense. Replacement power supplies are a commodity. There are many sources for them. There might be some trouble deciding which of a few kinds you need (different shapes and connectors). You also need the replacement supply to have the same watt rating the one you now have, or the new one can be higher, but that rating is pretty easy to find on the labels. Replacement generally involves disconnecting plug-together cables, removing screws, removing the old unit, and vice versa. You might do it, or a shop shouldn't charge you for a lot of time to do it. So repairing the PC could well cost less than repairing the receiver. Dick ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
