Hi.
You need to strip it all right back. The gold bit in the middle must NOT touch the meshy wire as you describe it. It's like male & female. Positive a& negative. You wont blow anything up, just no picture. Once all stripped back & the plastic will need cutting back to so you expose more of the gold wire, you will then re-attach the fittings & job done. It's very hard to describe in words how to do it. Good luck.
Simon
April 2009