Tom Pajaewski is my hero! I followed his directions, purchased the capacitor from Radio Shackn($1.59+tax), desoldered the old capacitor and installed the new one (this fix does require basic soldering ability) and Voila! it powered up. Be sure not to mess with the picture tube connection since, per my Dad, the picture tube acts as one large capacitor and is high voltage. I can't believe JVC hasn't recalled these TVs as this is a defect for sure. Next stop, I'm going to register a complaint with a consumer union. Keith B