My TV is odd

[earthboundin]

recently my hdtv stopped turning on, it would go on for a second with a hissing sound then off, When I opened it up I saw a blown capacitor, I had taken the dvd drive out thinking that was the hissing. I took the capacitor out then tried turning the tv on, If I try to play a dvd it turns of and hisses. will using it without that capacitor hurt it, I ran it for hours and it didn't act up. yes I'm positive the capacitor was on the power supply

 

[bkoop]

Can you just replace the Cap, then you can be sure everything will be fine?

Even if someone on the board was an Electrical Engineer, they would need to know which Cap and the design of the circuit.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... can you read the size ( uf ) and voltage ( v ) on the Cap yet? it easy to get new ones and replace them.

 

[earthboundin]

I don't feel like driving out to radio shack, its 35v 68uf
I'm 14 so it's not all my laziness

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Radio Shack these days are limited to what is in the store these days... but it is safe to get a slightly larger ( uf ) and Voltage Size... mail-order is easy and common for parts theses days... there are axial-solder wires on each side, and radial-solder wires on the bottom... and measure the diameter for a exact or fittable/mountable replacement... http://www.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Capacitors/_/N-5g7r?P=1z0wrjxZ1z0x3xjZ1z0z819Z1z0z7l5

 

[earthboundin]

will 50v 100uf work?, that's the closest I've got.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Ya sure, give it a try... get the Polarity correct!!! The important thing with that type of capacitor... an electrolytic capacitor like that is used as smoothing and reserve DC power to your system...

 

[earthboundin]

Would it mess up my tv?, would I be better off without it?

 

[earthboundin]

How will I know if it doesn't work?