Lightning strike
Marci
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Hello. I am new to this and don't know very much about this stuff. I have a Polk PSW350 sub woofer that will not turn on. The only thing I can think of is a few days ago we had a terrible storm and the lightning hit so close to the house you could feel it. The strike knocked out the TV which luckily was ok, and our apple tv box, which we have to send in. Everything was plugged into a surge protecter that obviously didn't protect enough, or wasn't working. Could the lightning be my problem with the subwoofer? Is there a fuse on it somewhere that I can check? Should I just throw it out the window and start over? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Marci
Marci
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It's probably fried. Contact Polk Customer service though, they're great!"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.
"The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
messiah, November 23rd, 2010 -
I doubt the fuse is blown if it has one, those generally do not protect from surges caused by lightning strikes.
The amp is probably fried which means it will require repair or replacement.Main Surround -
Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub
Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250
Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD -
Welcome to Club Polk Marci.
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It sounds like you are probably screwed. Lightening, once it is into house or telephone wiring, can travel all kinds of weird paths ... leaving some things untouched and taking out other things.
