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Originally Posted by MWunsch995
Today I turned on my tv and the Polaroid symbol came up and then the screen went black. I still have sound, but no picture. Can someone please help me by telling me what capacitor I should change in order to get this TV working again. Polaroid wants $250 for a new control box but I don't have that type of money to spend on a brand new tv.
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It is a black capacitor towards the right side of the top board. It is 1.25" in diameter, black, 220uf 450v 105*. Top should be bubbled slightly. I replaced mine because of the same problem and it has worked fine since. I had a hard time finding a replacement but finally did at electronicsurplus.com. Hint...if you get it there, there is a processing fee for orders under $15.00. Just add a roll of solder to your order like I did and it cost me $15.90 for the parts and with shipping and tax, total was $26.39. Quite a drop from the repair guys. They don't like to fix the problem, they prefer to replace the entire board. Good luck.