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Re: You know what doesn't work?

11/14/2003 2:23 PM
Mike G.	Re: You know what doesn't work? Yeah, and this brings up a very good point about building any kind of electronic circuit. I am a professional electronics tech, and I have built a ton of prototype electronic equipment, and the one thing I learned over the years is...check not once, not twice, but three times every single component value/orientation, every single connection with a meter, not just for continuity, but for resistance as well, a resistance greater than an ohm or two will help detect cold solder joints/connections. Use a schematic or layout diagram when you do this, and mark each thing checked with a highlighter as you go. The fact is, we all screw up and make mistakes. It is best to find these errors BEFORE you apply power and let the smoke out of a few parts and complicate what was previously just a simple error. Mike G.

11/14/2003 2:23 PM

Mike G.

Re: You know what doesn't work?

Yeah, and this brings up a very good point about building any kind of electronic circuit. I am a professional electronics tech, and I have built a ton of prototype electronic equipment, and the one thing I learned over the years is...check not once, not twice, but three times every single component value/orientation, every single connection with a meter, not just for continuity, but for resistance as well, a resistance greater than an ohm or two will help detect cold solder joints/connections. Use a schematic or layout diagram when you do this, and mark each thing checked with a highlighter as you go.

The fact is, we all screw up and make mistakes. It is best to find these errors BEFORE you apply power and let the smoke out of a few parts and complicate what was previously just a simple error.

Mike G.