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 From:  graphitone   
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)     
42127.21 In reply to 42127.19 
Hah, just had a look at that. I love the idea that it comes with a carry case. I appreciate cables are portable, but once it's in your hifi, does it need to be? Handmade? For that price I'd want some machine precision engineering, not some dude with a soldering iron putting my cable together.
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 From:  koswix  
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)     
42127.22 In reply to 42127.20 
Possible ground loop right there. Stupid idea!

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 From:  graphitone   
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42127.23 
Well, I think I got to the bottom of it. The cable coming from the TV into the floorbox is missing a pin at the floorbox end. It's marked up as Channel 0+ (pin 7) on this diagram:

https://s.hswstatic.com/gif/hdmi-connector-diagram.gif

I guess plugging a device straight into it gets around whatever the problem is (grounding maybe), but using the extensions just exacerbates it.

 
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)  
 To:  graphitone      
42127.24 In reply to 42127.23 
"missing a pin"

Never had it or broke off?
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 From:  graphitone   
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
42127.25 In reply to 42127.24 
That I'm not sure about. It could be a result of some rough handling, or maybe a manufacturing defect. Either way, it's needing replacing. Pic attached of the offending lead with a working one for comparison.

Edit - a prize for the person who guesses what body part they're squeezed between. :|

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)  
 To:  graphitone      
42127.26 In reply to 42127.25 
If it had been working before, I'm guessing it broke.

Klingon forehead furrows.
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)  
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
42127.27 In reply to 42127.26 
They should have gone for the oxygen-free titanium pins. Wouldn't have broken.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)  
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)     
42127.28 In reply to 42127.27 
Guaranteed for life!


*(shipping and handling not included)
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 From:  Matt  
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
42127.29 In reply to 42127.28 
Is that for the life of the cable or my life?

doohicky

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)  
 To:  Matt     
42127.30 In reply to 42127.29 
the life of the company, usually.
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)  
 To:  Matt     
42127.31 In reply to 42127.29 
And Happy Birthday for the other day, Matt!
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