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Old 07-26-2009, 03:28 PM
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Yep, I agree, bad cap. with the back cover removed, turn the set on and wait until the black bars appear on the screen. Once you see the problem, unplug the set and feel the filter cans. Any that are warm or hot to the touch are bad. This doesn't always work though. The best way is to test them for leaks is with with a VOM set at low resistance from the cap to ground at each terminal. I use an ESR meter for all cap testing, even though the ESR meter can show improper "good" results if a cap is leaky. otherwise I use the VOM together with the ESR meter, which generally, you can pin down most cap problems without disconnecting them from the circuit.
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