Gary:
If you feel comfortable doing so, you can remove the front panel with the power connector jack and look for an internal fuse. At worst, a few capacitors are blown and at best a simple fuse. When putting it back together, you (or whoever fixes it) could wire in a reverse connected diode to prevent this from happening again. You probably have about $5 in parts damaged. I'm not aware of anyone close to you who could do this, but you could try a radio tv repair store since the power supply is pretty basic and any damage is likely limited to it. You could send it to one of the repair guys like DR. Clay, but the shipping alone would be pretty steep.
I should clarify my above comments by saying the internal power connection is what should be looked at, not the external one. The panel on the mount can be removed and inspected, there are secondary supplies inside supplying voltages for various areas of the mount.
George
If you feel comfortable doing so, you can remove the front panel with the power connector jack and look for an internal fuse. At worst, a few capacitors are blown and at best a simple fuse. When putting it back together, you (or whoever fixes it) could wire in a reverse connected diode to prevent this from happening again. You probably have about $5 in parts damaged. I'm not aware of anyone close to you who could do this, but you could try a radio tv repair store since the power supply is pretty basic and any damage is likely limited to it. You could send it to one of the repair guys like DR. Clay, but the shipping alone would be pretty steep.
I should clarify my above comments by saying the internal power connection is what should be looked at, not the external one. The panel on the mount can be removed and inspected, there are secondary supplies inside supplying voltages for various areas of the mount.
George
