HDMI went out with spark from the plug

09-11-2012, 11:55 PM	#1
Greg45 Newbie   Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2	HDMI went out with spark from the plug I was moving around some plugs behind my tv set and there was a spark at the plug and it knocked both hmdi jacks on my tv. can these be fixed? It's not under warranty

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09-12-2012, 07:38 AM	#2
AllanJ Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashua, NH, USA Posts: 6,743	HDMI went out with spark from the plug Questions for you. Were you connecting something new or were you adjusting an existing connection? Which plug (exactly) did the spark appear at? Were you connecting something correctly or did you accidentally touch two things that normally do not go together? __________________ The disadvantages of crab apple trees. In summer, the apples are too sour to pick and eat. In winter the birds come and leave dropping all over the place.

09-12-2012, 08:07 AM	#3
JasperST custom user   Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Western Washington Posts: 140	HDMI went out with spark from the plug Don't rule out a static charge. If it's enough to hurt it's enough to zap delicate electronics.

09-12-2012, 05:20 PM	#4
Greg45 Newbie   Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2	HDMI went out with spark from the plug Yes, it was a powerstrip behind my tv and I was pushed the cords aside because my phone wasn't working. It then sparked at the plug as it was plugged in the the powersrip.

09-12-2012, 06:14 PM	#5
ryan50hrl Member   Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fox Valley, WI Posts: 199	HDMI went out with spark from the plug bad news....your tv could probably get fixed......but it'd likely be far far cheaper to buy a new one.....

09-12-2012, 07:18 PM	#6
AllanJ Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashua, NH, USA Posts: 6,743	HDMI went out with spark from the plug Try unplugging all of the cords from the TV including the power cord (write down how they were connected so you can put them back). Wait five minutes. Reconnect everything, __________________ The disadvantages of crab apple trees. In summer, the apples are too sour to pick and eat. In winter the birds come and leave dropping all over the place.

09-12-2012, 10:36 PM	#7
JasperST custom user   Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Western Washington Posts: 140	HDMI went out with spark from the plug Is it a flat panel display? Does it work with component cables? If so it may be like my Panasonic plasma and have add on or replaceable 'blade' cards for hmdi, audio, etc.