2 Dec
2004
2 Dec
'04
12:37 p.m.
At 03:21 PM 12/1/04 +0000, you wrote:
On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 09:43 -0500, Paul Koning wrote:
> >>>>> "Jules" == Jules Richardson
<julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>
> Jules> I've got a board here with a short between ground and the +5V
> Jules> rail (actually not quite dead - I'm getting around 10 ohms
> Jules> between the rails)
>
> Jules> Any useful tips for finding the fault? It's a large board,
> Jules> multi-layer, lots of silicon on it unfortunately :-(
I'd be willing to bet that the short is in a decoupling cap. Get one of
the HP current tracer probes. You should be able to track down the short in
minutes with it.
Joe