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<blockquote data-quote="jdhoyman" data-source="post: 55534">I just purchased an EMac from the US...&nbsp; virtually brand new...&nbsp;&nbsp; My family and I live in Germany (serving in the US Army), and as I was setting it up I accidentally plugged the EMac into 220V.&nbsp; The computer popped and blew the fuse (of the house).&nbsp;&nbsp; After talking with several folks, I figured I had only blown the power supply.&nbsp; Now enter the myriad of challenges (remember I live in Germany):--Apple support said I invalidated my warranty once I plugged into 220v, and gave me some local Mac vendors--I pursued with a company stateside, said I needed a analog and CRT, originally quoting a price of $350... but came back to say it would be $675...the tech guy's recommendation was to try to sell back the bad Emac and buy a new one...--I dropped the Emac off to a local authorized Mac repair shop; however, they do not think they can get the part b/c they only deal with 220V.Here's my real question: is there a way to fix this computer without buying a new analog board and CRT?&nbsp; Sounds like there are some frequent problems with the Emac power supply...&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I made a bad mistake plugging it into 220V, but what happens when I get a power surge in the house?&nbsp; I've been a Mac owner for only 2 weeks...I'm wondering if I made a mistake buying this 50 lbs paper weight.&nbsp; Any help would be greatly appreciated.&nbsp; Jim</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jdhoyman, post: 55534"] I just purchased an EMac from the US... virtually brand new... My family and I live in Germany (serving in the US Army), and as I was setting it up I accidentally plugged the EMac into 220V. The computer popped and blew the fuse (of the house). After talking with several folks, I figured I had only blown the power supply. Now enter the myriad of challenges (remember I live in Germany): --Apple support said I invalidated my warranty once I plugged into 220v, and gave me some local Mac vendors --I pursued with a company stateside, said I needed a analog and CRT, originally quoting a price of $350... but came back to say it would be $675...the tech guy's recommendation was to try to sell back the bad Emac and buy a new one... --I dropped the Emac off to a local authorized Mac repair shop; however, they do not think they can get the part b/c they only deal with 220V. Here's my real question: is there a way to fix this computer without buying a new analog board and CRT? Sounds like there are some frequent problems with the Emac power supply... I made a bad mistake plugging it into 220V, but what happens when I get a power surge in the house? I've been a Mac owner for only 2 weeks...I'm wondering if I made a mistake buying this 50 lbs paper weight. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jim [/QUOTE]

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