Early iMacG5 1.8 Ghz got really hot!
Hi everyone! I came home last night and the whole house smelled like an electrical fire. Come to find out my iMac was the culprit. the machine was off but yet the back of it was real hot. I hit the power button and the machine booted up fine. I turned it off and remove th back cover to find nothing but the smell. All the caps looked ok, not flash marks anywhere, or fried circuts on the logic board. I believe this is a power supply issue...what do you guys think? Does anyone know if apple cover this model in the enxtension program or is it just for the 20" version? Thanks for the help! Eric
Here's what Apple's Repair extension programs cover. In any case, take your machine in and have it checked out, electrical fires are not fun. It could well be the power supply, but don't take any chances.
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so today my ipod touch 4 gen ios 5.1.1 stopped responding to touch and then it got really hot and died so i try to charge it... nothing happens. what should i do?
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...and then it got really hot and died so i try to charge it... nothing happens. what should i do?
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My 8530 was bought in March of this year. About a month ago the phone got really hot to the touch and died. I was given a new battery under warranty, but it just happened again. My phone was replaced with a re-furb. That second phone just did the same thing this weekend. What is wrong with the 8530 that is causing it to heat up like this?
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I know these batteries do NOT like heat above (roughly speaking) 115+ degrees fahrenheit.
They don't charge well in that kind of heat, the battery drains quicker in that high heat.
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Hello, yesterday I connected my iPod Touch and the lightning cable got really really hot and I was so scared... It's not in a perfect state and there are no apple stores in my city... Sooo until I can buy a new cable I want to know if it's dangerous to keep using the lightning cable I have.
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my ipod got reallly hot and turned off but now it wont come back on.what do i do?
You can try the standard fixes to rule out a software problem:
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Message was edited by: Alexey Pankov1Well, my screen went black, but I don't know if iPhone is turned off, there is no signs if the screen is dead you can't figure out if the power is on or off. Looks like in Apple they don't think that there should be a light indicator of power.
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Can't get the screen back to normal mode after restoring it, and it still gets very hot at the top when using it in any mode. Any suggestions?
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It is very dangerous if the battery its self swells up.
It can explode.
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I've already tried plugging it in to reset-nothing.
I've tried holding the top and home button-nothing.
Plugging it into the wall-nothing.
Using a different cord- nothing.
this is an iPhone 5. with whatever ios system that came with the iphone 5. did not upgrade to the ios 7 yet.Hi jscheilling,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281?viewlocale=en_US
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Macbook Pro 2011 getting really hot?
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If anyone can help or answer my question, than thanks a lot
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Message was edited by: MikeSlolMy Touch gets hot too, but when it syncs, or when i charge it and use the internet. Plus, mine is in a leather case, so it`s normal, and it never got so hot ... It may be two things.
1) Your glasses are scratched by the Apple Logo, which is pretty abrasive ( best case scenario )
2) Your battery shorts out. This is pretty bad, unprobable but fixable, that`s if ... you don`t burst in flames. Jk :P
You should take it to the Apple Store, it can`t be out of warranty, the iPod Touch came out in autumn last year.
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