Re: LCD and Lightening


"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "carneyke" <carneyke@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I have to agree with Leonard, somtimes it's blown fuses / diodes and
>> sometimes, well scrap !!!!!
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> The point I was making, however, is that often it is the unseen damage
> that comes back to bite you on the arse a few weeks later, that is the big
> issue with lightning damage. On many occasions, I have repaired what
> appeared to be ' simple ' lightning damage to a power supply or whatever,
> only to have the job come bouncing back 3 weeks later with the extremely
> expensive micro dead, and a customer in tow bleating that I only fixed it
> 3 weeks ago, and that I should repair it again under warranty ...
>
> If it's your own unit, and you find something like a blown fuse, then
> fine, go ahead and replace it. You might strike lucky and it will be fine
> for ever more. Just don't be surprised if the unit mysteriously fails
> again with a different problem, for no apparent reason, sooner rather than
> later. By this time, it will be too late, of course, to get it replaced on
> your insurance ...
>
> Arfa

I have been fixing lightning damaged items for a couple of decades and have
seen very few problems of this type come back to bite me. I have more of a
problem with really old equipment bouncing back.

Leonard


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