30Dec/092
Will A Power Outage Hurt My Lcd Flatscreen Tv?
Will a few power outages hurt my lcd tv? It's hooked to a surge protector and if I'm home during a lightning storm I turn it off and unplug it but what if the power goes out all of a sudden?
Will a few power outages hurt my lcd tv? It's hooked to a surge protector and if I'm home during a lightning storm I turn it off and unplug it but what if the power goes out all of a sudden?
December 31st, 2009 - 00:11
A power outage hurts nothing; it is power surges that cause electronic devices to fail. Having it connected through a surge protector & turning the device(s) off during electrical storms is about as much as you can reasonably do to protect yourself. Being a LCD TV doesn’t make it more susceptable to power outage failures compared to a standard CRT TV.
However, the extreme majority of failed devices occur when something is powered on…so in a round-about way a power outage -could- theoritically shorten the life of a device that is already nearing failure.
December 31st, 2009 - 02:51
if it is plugged to a transistor it should be fine, but you have to change the fuse or breaker ….. depends on the surge …. a timer might be a good investment though …..