Kinda weird when you think abou it
Surge protectors are meant to relieve dangerous amounts of electricity. Lighting has too much volt capacity, so using a surge protector against lighting would be like using and insecticide to get rid of a snake. It will nit help. I would recommend you move your tv away from windows. I was having the same problems, until i moved my tv away from my window and unplugged it when i knew a lightning storm was coming. Also the tv is being hit because it has a larger mass. Which means it has more than twice the meta in it than the other devices around it. Lighting goes for an object with either more medal, or the only medal object around. Hope this helped! :)
You fried it. Nest time if a lightning storm is raging, unplug the set. When that million billion volts comes along they can overpower any surge protector and just melt all those tiny relays.
It ruins the circuit breaker. Don't watch tv or use your computer during a storm unless you want to go out and buy a new one
You will need to replace the whole spindle. The spindle is where the rotor goes. It is held in place by the ball joints and the axle which is held tight by the spindle lug nut kit. You'll have to take the rotor off if it's still in place, inspect your wheel bearings and replace if necessary (pack or repack them), inspect the ball joints (replace if necessary), inspect the tie rod (replace if necessary); if one of the above parts has been replaced except the wheel bearing, do the front wheel alignment, get new lug nuts or not damaged set, and balance the actual tire. The inspection is not imperative but recommended because you are changing the spindle, and like I said in my previous answer the part you need to replace is the spindle. Good luck!
A surge protector is basically made to handle normal power surges within your house's electrical current - it's not made to be a lightning rod. Your TV was fried because the current from the lightning strike came in through the antenna wire, regardless of whether use cable or a roof mounted antenna. Even though your cable wire is grounded, it isn't a cure all against all lightning strikes. Your TV is more receptive to static and electrical charges than a VCR, etc. Although your accessories are ok, the TV couldn't handle the shock (pun intended). After you replace your TV, whenever a (big) thunderstorm is heading your way, disconnect the cable hookup from your set. If you're going away on vacation, make sure you unhook your TV too. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
