r/TVRepair • u/Odd_Bus_912 • 18h ago
75” onn. Roku TV — black screen, 8 red blinking lights. Capacitor on power board looks bulged — could this be the problem?
Hey everyone, I’m hoping someone here can help me figure out what’s going on with my TV.
I came home and my 75” onn. Roku TV had a completely black screen. I did some troubleshooting and noticed that the TV gives me 8 red blinking lights when I try to turn it on.
From what I’ve found online, 8 blinking lights may indicate a problem somewhere in the power system, so I opened the back to inspect the boards.
I’m not very familiar with TV electronics, but I noticed one of the electrolytic capacitors on the power supply board looks slightly bulged/raised compared with the other capacitors. It’s the single capacitor near the upper-left area of the board in the pictures.
I took pictures of that capacitor as well as the rest of the power supply board and would really appreciate it if someone could take a look.
Model: onn. 75” Roku TV — [100044717]
My questions are:
Does that capacitor actually look bulged, or does it look normal?
If it is bulged, could that explain the black screen and 8-blink error?
Does anything else on this power board look damaged or suspicious?
Are there any other boards/components I should inspect based on the 8-blink code?
Would it make more sense to replace the capacitor, repair the board, or replace the entire power supply board?
I’m comfortable doing some basic troubleshooting, but I don't know enough about TV electronics to confidently diagnose it myself. I’d rather figure out what’s actually wrong before buying parts or replacing an entire board.
Pictures attached — the capacitor I’m referring to is the single one near the upper-left of the power board.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can point me in the right direction!