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

[Thomas Martinez]

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?

 

[Henry S.]

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.

 

[Esca]

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]

wait so the thermal fuse and the regular fuse are two different thing right? does the aroma have both or just one

 

[European Met]

Threw mine in the trash and bought a Zojirushi. Life is too short.