We just purchased a new 37" HD Panasonic LCD for the bedroom. I was just about to congratulate myself on successfully mounting the TV on the wall and pulling all necessary cables through the wall when i went to plug the TV into the power. The plug on the TV sat too proud of the socket which prevented the TV from sitting flush against the wall. Bugger.

Off I went and purchased a low profile side entry plug. Problem solved I thought. Well nothing is that easy. After cutting off the factory fitted plug, I find I cannot connect the new plug due to the proximty of an attachment on the power cord. My guess is it is some sort of filter but it is only a guess....Can anyone advise what this attachment is? I've seen similar attachments on other cables and power cords.

My question is whether this attachement is necessary or not? Can I cut it off and attach my low profile plug or do I need to splice some new wire onto the cord so that the plug clears the attachment?

I hadn't even considered this until I had problems installing the plug but I'm guessing I may have voided my warranty by removing the factory plug? Can anyone confirm this.

Thanks for any advice.

Peter