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Power surges and modern electronics.
I am in Hawaii where power surges are unfortunately common. Having lost
several PC power supplies, I now use line conditioning battery backup units to protect my PCs. Several months ago I salvaged a Westington flat screen [LTV-32w6 HD] that had been abandoned because the tuner failed. As the tuner is part of the motherboard I didn't fix it was easier to use an external VCR as the tuner. TV functions fine. I assume the tuner died in a power surge. Yesterday, the power failed and I awoke to find that the TV had turned itself on but no sound. Toggling mute and adding external speakers did not work. I assumed the worst but guessed that maybe this was a microprocessor locked into mute. I unplugged the set and tried again after 15 minutes. Sound was restored. Whew! I wonder how many consumers would be so lucky? Is this type of sensitivity common? [I have a nice old 32inch CRT that has been immmune from these problems and provides a great picture.] I'll probably add a line conditioner, but, really, are consumers expected to be that cautious? |
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