Someone bypassed a fuse and i think it blew the capacitors

I bought tv and was told it stayed in standby mode as there was no remote. igot it home plugged it in and no light then boom a bright flash and a sizzling noise came from the back.i pulled it apart and found that the dog bastard had put a bit of wire in to bypass one of the fuses on the power supplynot stopping to think if it was gonna burn my house with me and my children inside.but anyway ive noticed that the 4 large capacitors on the power supply board seem to be bulged on the top but im not sure as im new to this. any help would be good and can i just take the board in and get it tested and if it is the capacitors from the the bodgy fuse what could cause this

Anonymous Jul 29, 2009

but if they bypassed the fuse because it kept blowing what would make the fuse blow and also should the tops of the 4 main capacitors be flat or have a slight bulge
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My first guess would be the bit of wire bypassing the fuse.

Posted on Jul 28, 2009

Anonymous Jul 29, 2009

too much amperage going thru it for example a 30 amp fuse is designed to blow when anything above 30 amps passes thru it.
Anonymous Jul 29, 2009

do you have the model number handy ?

do you have the model number handy ?

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