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Old January 15th 04, 09:26 PM
Andy Cuffe
 
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:

Sometime ago I think I recall someone posted or wrote an article on a neat
way to isolate a shorted component on a pcb using common test eqpt but I
can't recall the methodology. I'm trying to find a shorted component on a
Wavetek 188-S-1257 signal generator. The B+ line reads about 0.4 ohms and
I'm not having much luck disconnecting componets. I don't have a schematic
and my eyes ain't what they used to be for tracing and I want to minimize
the unsoldering. Does anyone recall the article or have a good way?
tnx
hank wd5jfr



I've used an ESR meter to find shorts on circuit boards. The have
enough resolution below an ohm to tell when you're getting closer to the
short.
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Andy Cuffe