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I blew up my receiver. Now what?

I brought my Integra DTM7 to Europe. Plugged it in, and POP! I discovered that unlike my other electronics, it definitely could not handle 220v wall current. Smoke poured from the vents for a while, even though I immediately unplugged it. 
So:

1. What did I break? A fuse? A capacitor? Everything?

2. What’s the best way to get it back up and running here in Europe?

thanks!


jmk2
jmk2 OP
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What I do not follow-If you knew enough to post an inquiry here,
is this your first visit?
My phone, my tablet, two laptops and a desktop computer all handled the voltage change without a problem. Didn't occur to me that the power supply inside my receiver would be less capable. Now I know...


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ozzy62
3,223 posts
 
power supply inside my receiver would be less capable.

Power supplies in receivers are a joke. Lesson learned.

Oz



rodman99999
6,175 posts
 
None of the devices you listed have a power transformer, designed (or wired) for one specific voltage.    A transformer designed/connected for 120V + plugged into 240V = toast (typically).
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Get a real system NOW!!
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
My phone, my tablet, two laptops and a desktop computer all handled the voltage change without a problem. Didn't occur to me that the power supply inside my receiver would be less capable. Now I know...

Now you know why I say the lowest of the low in all of audio is the receiver- and the lowest receiver is the AVR. You simply cannot do worse. No amount of money will get you a "good" one. They are cram packed with as much pure cheap crap as they can fit in the box. You could spend $10k on a AVR and find ten $500 integrateds that will absolutely kill it in sound quality. The whole HT industry is a huge marketing scam devoted to selling people on the worst possible sound quality. 
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