I can recall forgetting to plug the scan coils back in after working on a Panasonic TV chassis and blowing up the line stage! On closer inspection the cable was simply sat in front of the connector, giving the outward appearance of being plugged in! Felt like a right
Thankfully even ten years ago, all fusible resistors and genuine line-output transistor were readily available (original Matsushita as marked 'safety critical' on schematic). Fun times!
