Flood submerged plasma TV.

[Ramus2015]

I have a 60" LG Plasma TV that was recently submerged in 10 ft of flood water. Luckily the power was off and therefore no active electricity. Is the TV salvageable. If so who is the best person to service it. If not , is it condemned.

 

[kanewolf]

All of the circuitry is contaminated. Plasma requires high voltage to create it. I would not care to power up something like that....

 

[Ramus2015]

All of the circuitry is contaminated. Plasma requires high voltage to create it. I would not care to power up something like that....

I was interested in finding out as to whether it can be professionally cleaned and dried and used as it has not been active before or after submerging in flood water.

 

[jediTT]

Being submerged the water would've soaked into the board itself so I think you're out of luck here mate.

 

[kanewolf]

All of the circuitry is contaminated. Plasma requires high voltage to create it. I would not care to power up something like that....

I was interested in finding out as to whether it can be professionally cleaned and dried and used as it has not been active before or after submerging in flood water.

I believe the cost of cleaning would be greater than the replacement cost.... Yes, I believe there are companies that specialize in cleaning contaminated circuit boards. But the wiring has gotten wet and will corrode over time. So the entire wiring harness would have to be replaced also.

 

[budwich]

the panel itself is sealed so it is unlikely to have an issue.... although possibly an issue with any layers on the front (ie. protective plastic sheet, anti-reflection, etc) which may or may not be separate pieces. Basically, you have nothing to lose... people are telling you "its a lost cause" but if you have any DIY in yourself, chances of a "salvage" are probably quite good assuming it wasn't in the water for "years"... pull the boards, get a sprayer and some mixture of alcohol and water and rinse them down well, blow dry them. All the connectors will have to be cleaned / inspected. You have probably lost any speakers that might have been "inboard" on the set.... so disconnect them. Anyways, without taking the back off and looking, no one knows how bad it actually is. Of course, if you have insurance that covers things, then that's your best bet ... but I suspect that is not the case. Good luck. I suspect you will be successful if the water wasn't too "lumpy"... 🙂 Of course, your time is free... a repair centers time is $$$ which adds up fast so it is unlikely to be an option.