This TV had no audio after lightning. Picture is good. There is no audio at pins 34 and 35 (left and right audio out ) of U1600 (DBX decoder). Voltages on that ic are good except for pins 29 and 32. Should have 0 v on them and we have 5v. These voltages appear to be controlled by U1602 (I/O bus expander) and U1410 (audio switch) but our audio schematic (Sams 3175) doesn't quite jive with what's in the tv. We have checked the obvious: internal/external speaker switch and "speaker on" in menu. Mute button on remote makes word "mute" appear and disappear on sceen. One thing that may be relevant: When menu is pressed on the remote, the word "mute" comes up on a list with "audio", "video", and "setup." Can't bring up anything additional with menu "mute" but the other menu items work normally. We also have an RCA ctc169CA2 G27221WK that came in after storm. Had a bad tuner. We repaired trace in tuner and it also now has good pic but no sound. "Mute" also comes up on its menu list. Haven't done any further troubleshooting on it. Fixes or troubleshooting suggestions appreciated. Jeff Smith Smith TV Service 1930 Main St Newberry, SC 29108 803/276-4946 Fax 208/247-7971 ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/