Time Warner Cable Broke My HD 27" LCD TV

And this isn't the first time it has happened. Because of the
pressures put on time warner cable install technicians, they don't
have time to ground their cables, and so when voltage spikes come
through the lines they fry and damage new televisions. They had
scheduled a check-up on thursday, over a week after they installed my
cable modem & digital cable box, to ground the cable as the
technicians said they were supposed to. But I had to call them up
today because my tv got electracuted, and the cable on my other old-
style tv is getting only the basic networks, and everything else is
fuzz. They have a cable guy coming, and a technical supervisor to
access the damage. I just know that with new HD TV's if they don't
ground your cable they WILL BLOW OUT! And it happens all the time.
The remote's they give you for programming HD TVs with your cable box
don't work with the new TV's either.

Read about the problem he

http://www.justicejunction.com/compl...le_company.htm

On 11 Feb 2007 17:00:10 -0800, "CoreyWhite"
wrote:

The remote's they give you for programming HD TVs with your cable box
don't work with the new TV's either.

Mine works just fine.

Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx
Home: http://davidclary.com

"CoreyWhite" wrote in message
oups.com...
And this isn't the first time it has happened. Because of the
pressures put on time warner cable install technicians, they don't
have time to ground their cables, and so when voltage spikes come
through the lines they fry and damage new televisions. They had
scheduled a check-up on thursday, over a week after they installed my
cable modem & digital cable box, to ground the cable as the
technicians said they were supposed to. But I had to call them up
today because my tv got electracuted, and the cable on my other old-
style tv is getting only the basic networks, and everything else is
fuzz. They have a cable guy coming, and a technical supervisor to
access the damage. I just know that with new HD TV's if they don't
ground your cable they WILL BLOW OUT! And it happens all the time.
The remote's they give you for programming HD TVs with your cable box
don't work with the new TV's either.

Read about the problem he

http://www.justicejunction.com/compl...le_company.htm

This is nothing new, not just a problem with Time Warner, and not just a
hazard for "new" televisions. Most of the satellite installations that I
see are not grounded properly. Also, older installations may have grounding
that is inadequate due to corrosion or loosening of ground clamps with time.

Everry installation of cable, sat, or antenna whould be carefully grounded
according to electrical codes. In some areas, licensing is required for
this type of instalation. If it is in your area, point out the deficiencies
to the local agency that oversees permitting and/or licensing. Having their
installation services shut down would get TW or others motivated to give
their people the training and resources to do the job right. Most larger
cable companies have figured out the liability that they expose themselves
to and the amount of service calls that relate to poorly installed systems.
Obviously, TW has not figured it out. A much bigger problem these days are
the thousands of satellite installers that get training in the form of a 20
minute videotape.

Insist that installations be done according to electrical codes and report
those that do not to the appropriate agencies.

As for the remotes, think about it. If a STB is produced this year, then a
TV comes out next year with codes for remote functions that are different
than any in the past, how can the maker of the STB know what those codes
will be? Just ask for the latest box, as it may be more likely to have the
right remote programming. There are lots of much better remotes available
than the cable box remotes anyway.

Leonard

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You need to complain to your electric company. Not that that will do you any
good - because what you have there, son is a TRUE monopoly. Don't want our
electricity? Go make you own.

Funny how with these "electrocuted TV's" the damage seems to be the power
supply in the TV( connected to the power co.), not the tuner front end.(
connected to the cable)

Note that the Set top box which WAS connected directly to the cable is still
OK?

Go ahead, be a thinker.



"CoreyWhite" wrote in message
oups.com...
And this isn't the first time it has happened. Because of the
pressures put on time warner cable install technicians, they don't
have time to ground their cables, and so when voltage spikes come
through the lines they fry and damage new televisions. They had
scheduled a check-up on thursday, over a week after they installed my
cable modem & digital cable box, to ground the cable as the
technicians said they were supposed to. But I had to call them up
today because my tv got electracuted, and the cable on my other old-
style tv is getting only the basic networks, and everything else is
fuzz. They have a cable guy coming, and a technical supervisor to
access the damage. I just know that with new HD TV's if they don't
ground your cable they WILL BLOW OUT! And it happens all the time.
The remote's they give you for programming HD TVs with your cable box
don't work with the new TV's either.

Read about the problem he

http://www.justicejunction.com/compl...le_company.htm

A few years ago my cable reception stopped. After checking everything in the
house I called the cable company. When the "tech" checked the grounded
connection outside the house the co-ax was melted. Hadn't had any lightning
for a week and everything was fine in the house after the connection was
redone. Can't pin that on the power company.

fiveiron is wrote in message
. ..
You need to complain to your electric company. Not that that will do you
any
good - because what you have there, son is a TRUE monopoly. Don't want our
electricity? Go make you own.

Funny how with these "electrocuted TV's" the damage seems to be the power
supply in the TV( connected to the power co.), not the tuner front end.(
connected to the cable)

Note that the Set top box which WAS connected directly to the cable is
still
OK?

Go ahead, be a thinker.



"CoreyWhite" wrote in message
oups.com...
And this isn't the first time it has happened. Because of the
pressures put on time warner cable install technicians, they don't
have time to ground their cables, and so when voltage spikes come
through the lines they fry and damage new televisions. They had
scheduled a check-up on thursday, over a week after they installed my
cable modem & digital cable box, to ground the cable as the
technicians said they were supposed to. But I had to call them up
today because my tv got electracuted, and the cable on my other old-
style tv is getting only the basic networks, and everything else is
fuzz. They have a cable guy coming, and a technical supervisor to
access the damage. I just know that with new HD TV's if they don't
ground your cable they WILL BLOW OUT! And it happens all the time.
The remote's they give you for programming HD TVs with your cable box
don't work with the new TV's either.

Read about the problem he

http://www.justicejunction.com/compl...le_company.htm

Well, maybe, and maybe not.
Where do you think that power came from?

Power is not passed down cable drops, except in increasingly rare early
digital phone systems, where the network interface unit was "system
powered". and in those cases, the voltage was 90VAC max, and was current
limited to a value well below what would cause that melting.

More often, there is a problem with the power co. grounding, either at the
dwelling, or nearby - and the cable sheath becomes the neutral. And it is
not capable of handling that ampacity.

But the truth lies in what, exactly, failed in the damaged equipment - front
end - yeah, it may have come in thru the cable, but grounding isn't a cure
all for all failure modes anyway. Power supply, or other stuff not
connected to the drop - look elsewhere. And set-top boxes are very good at
isolation the set from anything happening on the set-top input.

And of course, strange things CAN happen. But the blather from the OP
certainly isn't very compelling.


"Captain Midnight" wrote in message
...
A few years ago my cable reception stopped. After checking everything in
the
house I called the cable company. When the "tech" checked the grounded
connection outside the house the co-ax was melted. Hadn't had any
lightning
for a week and everything was fine in the house after the connection was
redone. Can't pin that on the power company.

fiveiron is wrote in message
. ..
You need to complain to your electric company. Not that that will do you
any
good - because what you have there, son is a TRUE monopoly. Don't want
our
electricity? Go make you own.

Funny how with these "electrocuted TV's" the damage seems to be the power
supply in the TV( connected to the power co.), not the tuner front end.(
connected to the cable)

Note that the Set top box which WAS connected directly to the cable is
still
OK?

Go ahead, be a thinker.



"CoreyWhite" wrote in message
oups.com...
And this isn't the first time it has happened. Because of the
pressures put on time warner cable install technicians, they don't
have time to ground their cables, and so when voltage spikes come
through the lines they fry and damage new televisions. They had
scheduled a check-up on thursday, over a week after they installed my
cable modem & digital cable box, to ground the cable as the
technicians said they were supposed to. But I had to call them up
today because my tv got electracuted, and the cable on my other old-
style tv is getting only the basic networks, and everything else is
fuzz. They have a cable guy coming, and a technical supervisor to
access the damage. I just know that with new HD TV's if they don't
ground your cable they WILL BLOW OUT! And it happens all the time.
The remote's they give you for programming HD TVs with your cable box
don't work with the new TV's either.

Read about the problem he

http://www.justicejunction.com/compl...le_company.htm

fiveiron is wrote in message
. ..
Well, maybe, and maybe not.
Where do you think that power came from?

Power is not passed down cable drops, except in increasingly rare early
digital phone systems, where the network interface unit was "system
powered". and in those cases, the voltage was 90VAC max, and was current
limited to a value well below what would cause that melting.

More often, there is a problem with the power co. grounding, either at the
dwelling, or nearby - and the cable sheath becomes the neutral. And it is
not capable of handling that ampacity.

But the truth lies in what, exactly, failed in the damaged equipment -
front
end - yeah, it may have come in thru the cable, but grounding isn't a cure
all for all failure modes anyway. Power supply, or other stuff not
connected to the drop - look elsewhere. And set-top boxes are very good at
isolation the set from anything happening on the set-top input.

And of course, strange things CAN happen. But the blather from the OP
certainly isn't very compelling.


"Captain Midnight" wrote in message
...
A few years ago my cable reception stopped. After checking everything in
the
house I called the cable company. When the "tech" checked the grounded
connection outside the house the co-ax was melted. Hadn't had any
lightning
for a week and everything was fine in the house after the connection was
redone. Can't pin that on the power company.


Obviously it came in from the cable and the ground did it's job. Nothing
else to say.

Yeah, obviously. Another victory for conventional "wisdom"

"Captain Midnight" wrote in message
...



Obviously it came in from the cable and the ground did it's job. Nothing
else to say.