What a drag! Not sure what I can suggest for future other than whole house surge protector, but suggest you check to see if you homeowners or renters insurance will cover it. Mine did 30 years ago when lightening fried an amp and pre-amp I had.
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?
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?