Gilly, now that I reflect upon this situation, I did notice some crumbled pieces of plastic while I fiddled with the large connector that has the 4 (?) prongs and the large locking ring. I guess that may have been the inner piece, (possibly). Anyhow, I think maybe I ought to pop off that connector, (lordy, that sucker is hard to get back on) and check the cable. Thanks for the insight, I believe you may have just put me onto the right track.