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Lightning

There was a storm that I thought had passed.....I was down in the man cave just pulling a record from the turntable and pop! a lightning strike about 100 feet from the house and the lights went out. It knocked out the right channel of my 3 month old Ortofon Cadenza Red, volume control of my Raysonic SLP 120 integrated(stuck at max) Also damaged is my internet modem, wifi and alarm system- two days after I was downsized out of a job.

Unfortunately, the Raysonic was not plugged into my Furman PC since I was playing with power cords and was using an outlet strip due to the thickness of the cord. It looks like a surge went from the outlet thru the Raysonic, interconnect and into the turntable thru the Whest phono into the cartridge?

What suggestions does everyone have about protection against such events? Sure I can unplug things but what if I am not at home and a storm rolls up?
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saki70
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I am also in Florida , the central part . I have gotten used to leaving everything unplugged until I want to use it . The tubed amp and CDP only take 30-45 minutes to warm up. But the SS phono stage takes @ 7 hours and that is a real PITA ! I will be starting a new thread looking for recs for a decent , warm sounding tubed phono stage to replace it .
It is the price that I pay for living in paradise ! I really hate the winters up north !
And I agree with the replacement value coverage suggestion.

Good Luck
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