This is my first attempt at fixing any kind of electroincs like this (I work with computers all day, but all we do is replace the whole thing.) I had to replace several caps on this unit and figured that was the cause of the problem.
When I first plug it in the back lamps flash and then go off and dont come back on until i turn it off and back on again and they just flash again.

any help would be great

i posted pictures of the top and bottom and which caps i have already had to change because they were blown

(If you need better pictures I can...