It bit the bullet (polaroid TV)

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Originally Posted by njchopper87

From what I read and saw pics of, they are designed to break open if they are dead or w/e. However, some of them may not. It's best to replace them all if there aren't too many of them. Of course, I'm lazy as fuck and would probably just replace the ones that visually seem off. Be sure to make sure you make sure the polarity is lined up properly when replacing.

This is the guide I found. It was made for a computer motherboard, but I'm sure the same principles apply.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...oard,1606.html

Thanks, the board is marked which side is pos and neg, I also found this:

http://cquirke.mvps.org/badcaps.htm



Which is pretty much what my capacitors look like