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Originally Posted by Liz
but no burn marks, and didnt hear any noise come through it .... like a power surge boom??
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Not all surges will cause burn marks or any visable damage. A small surge can do enough damage to chips/circuitry to either leave it still working (but doing odd things and fail later on) or in your case, enough damage to stop it working completely.
I saw this countless many times while working as a Computer Tech up in Darwin, which is one of the most lightning prone places in Australia.
It doesn't take a "hollywood electrical surge" to kill electronics.