How to reset a samsung refrigerator model number rs261mdpn aftthea power outage

Unplug it and see if it resets after you wait 5 minutes and plug it back in. If the outage was caused by a surge, it may have damaged the control board.

compressors use a small start / run capacitor to start the compressor
modern fridges do not like spikes from power outages and many power boards and electronic components fail because of this and I am inclined top use a surge protector before the fridge cord plug
I went google and typed in --fault code 88-88 for samsung fridge model rf26aewp and the first site up is error codes /messages/ blinking
the site is support-us.samsung>popup>iframe
there is a detailed answer there with a list of fault codes as well and what they indicate
there are other sites that also refer to the fault that you have

Replace your bulb in your refrigerator

According to Samsung Customer Support SE stand for Sensor Error... after a power outage... so follow the same procedure as 1e (holding the save energy and lighting button for about 6 to 10 seconds.)

Error Codes Messages Blinking

Manual Samsung Refrigerator JDB3000AWS2

33 E code, hold energy saver button and the lighting button at the same time for 6 to 10 seconds

Do an old fashioned dethaw of your icemaker. Remove food in compartment, unplug or turn off freezer. Leave doors closed, and get a thick towel and a pot of boiling water. Place the towel under the pot, close the door, and let the heat from the pot warm up that frozen freezer vent. That will clear the ice so the fan can draw cold air out into the freezer

Your refrigerator is in "Cooling Off" mode, or sometimes called "Store Display Mode", which basically allows everything in the fridge to function except for the Cooling system. Press and hold down the "Lighting" and "Freezer" buttons for 5 seconds until you hear the "Ding Ding". Your 'fridge will be working again.

I think your soldering flat iron and the wick and the solder and the expertise to put in your caps in right and not destruction all of those other board, includes static electricty, it's not necassary to deal with your board with no static straps for the hold anyone grounded, and anything else this is certainly weakened and possiblly cause a disappointment afterwards. The actual worst you may be available can be the price tag on a new board, that is where you had been initially.

sounds like a defrost issue defrost clock heater or limit could be bad