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Old 03-05-2023, 06:56   #1
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Location: SE Asia
Boat: 2017 Leopard 40
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Got hit by lightning - suggestions for repair path

Good evening,

two days ago, in the middle of the night, we got hit by a lightnight strike, straight into our mast. Location: Koh Rok, Andaman Sea, Thailand. Very beautifull place... Great diving and very nice beaches.

Boat: 2017 Leopard 40.

Damage assessed so far:

- Battery charger (Quick SBC 700 NRG) Error 2 - open fuse - not working
- OEM Electric panel in salon shows damage of 12V circuit brakers and some blown out frames and bezels. open PCB´s looks burned
- Blue System DC Multimeter in panel not working (type: 8248)
- VHF (Ray 60) not working
- AIS (EMTrak B924) not working
- Raymarine Axiom 9 plotter not working
- Raymarine I70p not working
- Raymarine Autopilot not working
- Raymarine Radar not working
- The complete Yanmar instrumentation (B20 panels, Ampmeters, Fuelgauges...) at helm station are dead - however: i am able to start and stop the Yanmar engines with the start and stop buttons of the B20 pannels... so we were able to motor back to Krabi Marina, were the vessel is berthed.
- Anchor light not working
- Nav lights not working
- VHF Antenna seems to be "gone"
- Some of the LED interior lights are not working, most are still OK
- All USB connections in the vessel are dead

Strange behavior of the battery charging system: As the battery charger is not working, i expected no charging of the hose bank at all. However, when running the engines or the generator, there is a small charge to 12,4 Volts (not more as the usual 13 something Volts). Exactly the same voltage the engine batteries are showing.
Could there be some kind of "contingency" charging from the engine alternators or the generator, in case of the Battery charger failure?

How would you address the issues?

We just arrived back today in the Marina. First step was to open up the Battery charger and found a couple of blown internal fuses. Will replace them asap and check again the system.

Any help or ideas are very much appreciated!

John
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