"carneyke" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have to agree with Leonard, somtimes it's blown fuses / diodes and
sometimes, well scrap !!!!!



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