9 Oct
1998
9 Oct
'98
10:55 a.m.
< I can't think of a reliable troubleshooting technique that invloves
< feeding unlimited current through the device. The next part to smoke may
< not be the problem at all...
I'd go further to say doing that assures the single point problem is
not a multiple point problem assuming the damage is now not beyond
repairable. Toasting chokes and transformers generally assures the
tech a really nasty task of trying to find one compared to an easy one
finding caps, resistors and semiconductors.
Allison