FightingChance Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Speakers were off (red LED on pod) but surge protector the sub was plugged into was on and plugged into the wall. Lightning hit the apartment complex and made a sound like a tazer in the walls. Now the LED on the pod won't light at all; plugging and unplugging the sub into an outlet doesn't make any 'initialization' noise (small thump,hum) I opened up the back of the sub to see what I could see; I pulled the fuse out but it looks pretty clean. Tomorrow I'll test it with a meter. The rest of the board looks clean (no scorch marks, etc.) but then again I can't see everything and to tell the truth I don't really know what I'm looking for. Options? If it's the fuse I know what to do, but what about taking the board to someone with some electrical know how? Or is it a lost cause except for seeking repair directly from Klipsch? Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Well I'm fairly cirtain that the fuse would have blown before the board would fry. Maybe its your wiring in the wall. Surge surpressors often do not work after a surge so you may want to directly plug it into the wall. You may also want to take it to a place uneffected by the surge and try it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightingChance Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 I tried a few different outlets. No go. :[ Using a VU Meter the fuse reports very low resistance (i.e. that means it's working, yes?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istari Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 How good was the surge suppresor? Most folk get a $4.99 "extensions bar" sold at office max that passes itself as a surge suppresor but ain't worth a flip. I always recommend a good Square "D" o similar product that cost at leasst $50.00. anything else is usually just an extension strip that hasn't anything inside it that would stop a lightening strike. Things that get zapped by lightening usually aren't covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Always buy a good suppressor, (if not a good UPS) to put your valuable electronics on. I have a ups on the Sony rear projection TV, all of the Network gear and PC's) and the Stereo equipment. It may cost a few bucks to do this but it pays off big time if you ever get a lightening strike or if the power in your geographic area is crappy. A direct srike is bad enough, but if you have dirty AC lines its just as bad. Voltage sags, surges, brownouts happen many times a day and a good ups or suppressor will save you many hours of agony and a lot of dough. Actually a good UPS will have built in surge supression in addition to fail over power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightingChance Posted July 25, 2004 Author Share Posted July 25, 2004 Everything was plugged into a nice Belkin surpressor, cost me about 40 dollars. Everything was off at the time, but the surpressor was on. Back to the speakers though, what are my options at getting them repaired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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