I have an older Pioneer VSX-502 receiver that was hit by lightning through
the AC line. The receiver was not turned on at the time, but it was plugged
in and the standby light was on.

After the incident, the receiver could not be powered on, including all
indicator lights.

Question: Is it worth sending it to a repair shop?

Thanks.

John Smith:
It should be very obvious to you that based on your description of the
symptoms, void of any basic technical troubleshooting and testing, that a
half-way accurate diagnosis and remedy over the internet or telephone is not
going to happen.
The problem you described could go either way..... could be amazingly simple
and inexpensive to fix.... OR ..... could be an expensive and elaborate
repair. The only way to know for certain is to TAKE it to a repair shop
for at the very least a repair cost estimate so you can make an intelligent
decision with facts instead of internet or telephone guesses. A qualified
technician will actually have to pull the covers off and make some tests and
perform some basic troubleshooting in order to give you the answer you are
seeking. Take it to a shop before you assume it is not worth fixing.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"John Smith" wrote in message
news
I have an older Pioneer VSX-502 receiver that was hit by lightning through
the AC line. The receiver was not turned on at the time, but it was
plugged
in and the standby light was on.

After the incident, the receiver could not be powered on, including all
indicator lights.

Question: Is it worth sending it to a repair shop?

Thanks.

Being an older model, it likely has a linear power supply. The extent of
the lightning damage is hard to predict, the surge may have merely shorted a
diode in the standby supply, which would blow a fuse.In that case it's
probably worth having repaired. Or it could have smoked the whole supply, in
which case the repair costs could be as much as the unit is worth.

If you're not into repairing it yourself or aren't lucky enough to have
someone who can look at it for you for free, choose a repair shop that
either gives free estimates (rare now-a-days) or at least one that will
apply the estimate charge to the final bill.

Before you go too far though, take the cover off and have a good look at the
power supply area. If there's nothing physcially burnt and there's no burnt
smell, the damage may be minimal.

In these days of such affordable electronics, most items have become
disposable. To most people it just doesn't make sense to spend $40 or $50 on
an estimate for a repair, which usually turns out to be as much as, or more
than the cost of a new unit that will have more features than the old one,
and a warranty. Why spend money on the old one and still have to buy a new
one anyway.That's why on garbage day you often see microwave ovens, stereo
units and TV's setting at the curb. A high percentage of those items have
very little wrong with them, but the high cost of repairs/low cost of
replacement ratio makes it a poor gamble to go the repair route.



"John Smith" wrote in message
news
I have an older Pioneer VSX-502 receiver that was hit by lightning through
the AC line. The receiver was not turned on at the time, but it was
plugged
in and the standby light was on.

After the incident, the receiver could not be powered on, including all
indicator lights.

Question: Is it worth sending it to a repair shop?

Thanks.

Hi...

one anyway.That's why on garbage day you often see microwave ovens, stereo
units and TV's setting at the curb. A high percentage of those items have
very little wrong with them, but the high cost of repairs/low cost of
replacement ratio makes it a poor gamble to go the repair route.


A bit off topic; I apologize in advance...

What a terribly sad thing that is... unnecessarily
send yet more dollars off-shore, while we amass
ever growing piles of "garbage" to use up
landfill space.

And all the while local folks, who could be busy
repairing and refurbishing these things sit
idly by twiddling their thumbs and wondering
what happened.

Sorry for the rant. There must be something here
I'm not seeing clearly.

Take care.

Ken

Often if the unit is not turned on at the time, and if other items in the
house weren't damaged, then only the standby transformer is bad.

Mark Z.

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have rendered my regular e-mail address useless.


"Sofie" wrote in message
...
John Smith:
It should be very obvious to you that based on your description of the
symptoms, void of any basic technical troubleshooting and testing, that a
half-way accurate diagnosis and remedy over the internet or telephone is
not
going to happen.
The problem you described could go either way..... could be amazingly
simple
and inexpensive to fix.... OR ..... could be an expensive and elaborate
repair. The only way to know for certain is to TAKE it to a repair shop
for at the very least a repair cost estimate so you can make an
intelligent
decision with facts instead of internet or telephone guesses. A
qualified
technician will actually have to pull the covers off and make some tests
and
perform some basic troubleshooting in order to give you the answer you are
seeking. Take it to a shop before you assume it is not worth fixing.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
------------------------


"John Smith" wrote in message
news
I have an older Pioneer VSX-502 receiver that was hit by lightning
through
the AC line. The receiver was not turned on at the time, but it was
plugged
in and the standby light was on.

After the incident, the receiver could not be powered on, including all
indicator lights.

Question: Is it worth sending it to a repair shop?

Thanks.

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:22:30 GMT Ken Weitzel wrote:

Sorry for the rant. There must be something here
I'm not seeing clearly.

No, I think you're seeing it exactly right.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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If you had any idea of the cost of custom parts , especially pioneer you
would not wonder why

"Ken Weitzel" wrote in message
...

Hi...

one anyway.That's why on garbage day you often see microwave ovens,
stereo
units and TV's setting at the curb. A high percentage of those items
have
very little wrong with them, but the high cost of repairs/low cost of
replacement ratio makes it a poor gamble to go the repair route.


A bit off topic; I apologize in advance...

What a terribly sad thing that is... unnecessarily
send yet more dollars off-shore, while we amass
ever growing piles of "garbage" to use up
landfill space.

And all the while local folks, who could be busy
repairing and refurbishing these things sit
idly by twiddling their thumbs and wondering
what happened.

Sorry for the rant. There must be something here
I'm not seeing clearly.

Take care.

Ken

"Tim Kettring" wrote in message
...
If you had any idea of the cost of custom parts , especially pioneer you
would not wonder why


In my experience it's rare for the expensive custom parts to fail in just
about anything, most faults are caused by something simple. Not saying the
expensive stuff *never* fails, it just usually turns out to be something
else when I suspect a custom part.