Worth Attempting a Repair?

[ParadiseSound]

I had 3 y.o. Pioneer Elite VSX-43 receiver that has now been replaced by a newer Pioneer. We had a lightning strike very close to our house that damaged our electronic equipment. I am just wondering if this VSX-43 is worth the cost of attempting to repair it. I am going to assume the HDMI port was blown out but I did try to connect it both by component and optical connection and did not get audio thru with either. So all I know is, the receiver lights up when you turn power on and you can change every setting on it with its remote controller. I did a manual reset of the receiver several times to see if that helped. Nothing so far has gotten audio from the tv thru the speakers connected to this receiver. Speakers themselves are fine, they are now working with my replaced tv/audio receiver.

So again, worth a try to have this VSX43 fixed? Oh, I realize I can just ask the service center but there would be a charge probably for them to say would cost more to fix than buy another. So, what do you, being far more experienced folks than I am, think?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

No. You can buy a used one for $200. I guarantee you - you won't fix yours for less than that.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00LIS51HK/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=used

 

[rojo]

I don't know about repairing receivers, but with PC repair I say never trust lightning struck equipment. One can replace the PSU and system board in a PC, and it'll work for 6 months before another component will flake out, and on and on. There could be latent damage not profound enough to cause a failure now, but will make caps pop and things die not long after it's left the bench. Or it could be fine. But in my experience, it's not worth the gamble.

 

[ParadiseSound]

Thank you for your quick answers. That was my exact thinking and why I just went ahead and replaced it. But as I haul that totally blown out tv to the dump, I just have such a hard time adding this pioneer receiver that still lights up, to that dump pile! But I've spent enough so, thanks again!

 

[TLS Guy]

Tha answer is no! But if I may ask, do you live in thunderstorm prone area? What are you doing to stop your next rig getting blown up? Equipment with micro processors is very easily destroyed without very beefy protection and even then this can still happen.

 

[Don G.]

Just a suggestion, get a UPS between your plug and your main gear. That will at least cover you for things like brown outs and brief shutdowns. And it is better surge protection than most power strips.

 

[ParadiseSound]

Thunderstorm prone area, not really, but always in the spring. Central Texas.

We are looking at UPS systems and in the meantime are unplugging at any very small chance of rain. We are taking this seriously. Our homeowners insurance is $2K deductible so not any help there.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

What you need is both whole house surge protection AND equipment surge protection.
APC is what I would recommend for high quality products.
Both are much cheaper solution than to replace all of your home appliances and electronics