I have a JVC AV-27980. I bought it in Vancouver Canada in August 1999. Just this October 2005 the TV did not want to turn on. My family was ready to buy a new TV. But 6 years is a short TV life. I've bought TV's from garage sales that must be around 20 years old, some even have dial channel changers. But they are still working! Needless to say I was very disappointed with JVC. I stumbled upon this forum and thought of postponing the purchase of a new TV. In Radio Shack, it cost me $1.59 for the 1000uF 35V capacitor and $7.99 for a soldering kit (which includes the gun, the solder and other accessories). I have only soldered once in high school so I was not confident. But it turned out not difficult at all. After opening the back, the only thing challenging was looking for C926. When I found it, I heated it with the soldering gun from under the circuit board to loosen the defective capacitor. Putting the new capacitor is a cinch, thanks to the previous posts in this forum. Nothing describes the satisfaction when the TV turns on and you saved a couple of hundred bucks for an equivalent TV. Thanks Tom and to the everyone who posted, you guys are making a difference.

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