Aroma rice cooker dead, is it usually just the fuse?

Thomas Martinez

Thomas Martinez

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While browsing the forums I came across a few threads regarding aroma rice cookers that wont power on. They are mostly dead, no light, no heat, etc. The most common cause is the fuse have blown.
The solution is to open up the unit and replace the fuse. If the cooker is otherwise functioning well this is one of the cheapest solutions prior to throwing it in the trash.
Is the fuse what pops, just a wear item on the cooker or does it indicate a deeper issue that will destroy the new fuse that is installed?


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9 times out of 10 it's the thermal fuse and yeah it's usually just age. I've fixed maybe 4 of these for family members and the deeper issue was only for one of them. The heating element on that one guys rice cooker had partially short which is why his thermal fuse was popping.
 
if it pops the new fuse immediately you've got a downstream problem, if it lasts a week or more you probably just had an old fuse. Simple as that
 
M.C. Escher's said:
wait so the thermal fuse and the regular fuse are two different thing right? does the aroma have both or just one
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Both usually. There's a glass cartridge fuse on the line side and a thermal cutoff clipped to the heating plate. The thermal one is the one that fail most often imo.
 
i opened mine last year, was definately just the thermal fuse. Cost me like 2 bucks for a 10 pack on amazon and the cooker has been running fine since. Dont overthink it
 
Henry S. said:
Both usually. There's a glass cartridge fuse on the line side and a thermal cutoff clipped to the heating plate. The thermal one is the one that fail most often imo.
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ok thanks. So if I check continuity across both and one reads open thats the dead one right? do I need to desolder it to test or can I probe it in circuit
 
the OP asked if its a wear item or a symptom and nobody is really answering. The truth is its both. The thermal fuse degrades over time to where it pops at a temp below its rated temp for the cooker. Thats normal aging. BUT if the thermostat fails and holds the element in the on position the rice cooker will overheat and the thermal fuse will pop to protect the unit from burning your house down. So if your replacement thermal fuse pops immediately after replacement you likely have a faulty thermostat not a heating element.
 
M.C. Escher's said:
ok thanks. So if I check continuity across both and one reads open thats the dead one right? do I need to desolder it to test or can I probe it in circuit
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in circuit is fine for a quick check, if you get continuity it's good, if you get nothing pull one leg to confirm. But 99% of the time in circuit reading is the right answer
 
Cracked open three of these over the years. Two were thermal fuse, one was a cold solder joint on the main board where the AC comes in. Reflowed it with the iron and it worked perfect for another two years before the wife wanted a new one anyway.
 
the thing nobody mentions is that they are spot welded, not soldered. You can’t solder one on unless you want to pop it with your iron.
 
M.C. Escher's said:
oh interesting, so a normal 192C fuse soldered in will blow before you even plug it in?
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Just plug it in. If it doesn’t work then you cooked it lol. Use a heat sink clip on the lead between the body of the fuse and where you solder it in. Crimp it instead.
 
Mine died on me and it wasnt the fuse. There was a cracked trace on the control board near the relay. Have to bridge it with a piece of wire. Been running for 3 years now.
 
Impossib said:
Mine died on me and it wasnt the fuse. There was a cracked trace on the control board near the relay. Have to bridge it with a piece of wire. Been running for 3 years now.
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how did you even find that? did you inspect it under a light?
 
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