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Your LG monitor's power light is on. The screen is completely black. You've already tried the obvious: different cables, different inputs, restarting the PC. Nothing. Someone online told you to take it to a repair shop. They quoted you $100 to $150. Before you do that, read this. In the majority of cases, what you're looking at is a fix that costs under $20 in parts and takes less than an hour at home. So, Why Does the Repair Shop Charge $100–$150? Because labor is expensive, and they know most people won't open a monitor themselves. The actual parts involved are two or three small electrolytic capacitors. Individually they cost a couple of dollars each. A complete repair kit, capacitors, solder wire, solder wick, soldering iron, and a desoldering pump, runs between $10.99 and $18.49. The rest of that repair shop quote is bench time and margin. We're not saying repair shops are unreasonable. But when the parts cost less than a takeaway coffee, you deserve to know th...

Before you spend hundreds on a repair shop or write off your television entirely, open the back panel. There's a good chance a tiny capacitor on the power board is the only thing standing between you and a working TV, and replacing it costs less than a cup of coffee. In this guide, you'll learn how to identify a bad capacitor, what tools you need, and how to replace it yourself in under an hour, no prior electronics experience required. If you want to skip straight to the parts, Witonics TV repair kits have everything you need in one place. What Does a Bad Capacitor Do to a TV? Capacitors on the power board store and release electrical energy to keep your TV's voltage stable. When they fail, the power supply can no longer do its job properly, and your TV lets you know. Common symptoms of a bad TV capacitor: TV won't turn on, or clicks repeatedly when you press power Slow startup, picture takes several seconds to appear, then fades Screen flickers or dims randomly duri...