Home struck by lightning, power surge and TV no longer works

My experience with a lightning struck tv suggests even if you get it working it is unlikely to be the tv you remember ever again.
Even a mild lightning strike has a great deal of power and will track across every part of the tv circuitry in an effort to find a pathway to ground.

Unlikely to be the power supply alone though the components are a little more robust than many in a tv, however it is difficult to know without the sort of tests a tv guy can provide as many modern power supplies are intelligent switch-mode types that monitor the current drawn by circuits and will shut down if it exceeds limits and sometimes won't work at all when disconnected. This is a necessary precaution against fire.

The flashing red light might be expressing a fault code - or might not.

It is a premium tv and if your home insurance wouldn't cover the cost of replacement it would be worth the cost of a repair estimate from a professional.

Did you have a power surge after a loss of power? If so your TV is ruined from the surge. In the future use a surge protector if don't already.

Hi Tommy, it sounds like the inverter board is going out. Depending on age of television, it would be worth getting an estimate from service company. Try and recall if there has been any power outages, power surges, electrical strikes, etc. that may have caused board to fail. If hit by lightning, home owners insurance will pay a portion of repair bill.
Hope this helps,

I have worked on many televisions in my time and have yet to bring one back to life after a lightning strike.
My best suggestion is to get a quote from a local servicer and get a replacement from the insurance company.
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OK if you dont want to pay for this, claim it as FUSION on your home insurance policy. Any legitimate service person can repair this.

But fill out an insurance form and get 3 quotes first.

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As u have just said that it was struck by lightning the only way to get the TV back working is to replace burnt items on the moterboard .becouse lightning must have demaged some components on the power supply, if possible i would preffer a new power supply board

The warranty does not cover lightning, check if your insurance covers it.
A lightning strike on such panel ( HDMI ) is very difficult to repair and if not impossible.The HDMI connector is hooked to the ground of the TV set so everything could be damaged.
My advice is not to repair.

You wont be able to fix the TV your self as the power circuit board may have blown - consult a qualified repair man. Buying a surge protector for your expensive electronic goods is highly recommended.

Lightening may have caused a surge on your power lines to the house and to the outlet the TV was on.
Do other things work on that outlet? If not you tripped a power breaker.If they do work check this.
Unplug the TV for 2 min or more and plug back in.
Try bypassing your surge protector you had it plugged into. It could have died when the lightening struck.
(no surge protector?) Bet you'll buy one for your next TV.
Look for 3000 joules and up rating for a surge protector and insure it has protection for a cable/antenna input too.
If this doesn't work the TV may be fried or internal fuse blown.
Time to take it to a repair shop or depending on it's age (5 years+) it may be time to buy a new TV and surge protector.
Near Lightening strikes can effect appliances from several inputs that could be affected from outside like Power, Cable, Antennas, Phone Lines that come into your house.

Lightning hits do some nasty damage to electronics.
Alot of times that type of repair is part of an insurance claim. The insurance company requires estimates and will repair them up to the cost of replacement.

If you arent dealing with an insurance claim on this I'd still recommend a professional estimate.
Lightning damage sometimes is confined to the power supply and once repaired could be fine bit in my experience most items that take a nasty hit are a write off.

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