iMac (27", 2014): fuse keeps blowing in plug?

[Carl Sagan]

Hi all,

My 27" iMac' (bought brand new March 2014) fuse keeps blowing. It has run with no problem for two years then last week wouldn't turn on.

We changed the fuse (reasoning it was likely that as the power panel its plugged into worked fine with other chargers) replacing the 10amp fuse with another 10amp.

Tried turning the iMac on again yesterday and it's not turning on again and we think it's the fuse. Some questions:

• Has anyone else experienced this with this model?
• Can I use a higher map fuse to mitigate burn out?
• Does Apple have a policy on this assuming it's a known issue?

Would greatly appreciate any experience or pointers about this!

Cheers!

CS

 

[maflynn]

Can I use a higher map fuse to mitigate burn out?

I would recommend against putting in a higher rated fuse, as you'll not mitigate the issue, but cause a safety concern.

If you are blowing a fuse, then there's something wrong, especially when it as working fine for years. Bring the iMac into Apple and have them look at it, clearly there's a short somewhere that is cause the fuse to blow.

 

[Carl Sagan]

Hi Mike,

Many thanks for your reply, I was hoping to avoid lugging the thing to an Apple store but looks like I've got not choice! Out of interest out of warranty do you have any sense of what it could cost for them to fix?