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Originally Posted by Phototone
In all probability you won't find a capacitor that exactly matches the appearance of your original capacitor. As technology advances, capacitors keep getting smaller in physical size for a given value, so your new replacement cap will probably be smaller, but the electrically the same inside. Many people, who are into "authentic" appearance of vintage gear have figured out ways to remove the "innards" from old caps and stuff a new cap inside the old shell, thus preserving the appearance of the chassis, but for a later model TV I don't think I would do this. All you need be concerned with here, in regards suitability for your TV, is the capacitance and voltage rating. A slightly higher capacitance (on an electrolytic) is generally considered OK. A higher voltage rating is OK too.
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I am far from a purist about this stuff. Just want my Zenith to work right. It is amazing to me that in 30 years the cap has gotten so much smaller. I've heard that I need to get two of these new caps to take the place of the old one. This is starting to get complicated for a newbie like me. Yikes!!