25 Jan
2006
25 Jan
'06
5:06 p.m.
But, if
you know what and why to do something, a swap is not a crime.
Our views will differ
on this, I suspect :-) that they'll perturb the symptom out of immediate
existence. I agree
that that is, at best, a last resort - but I see nothing wrong with
swapping out a bad board, once you're sure it's the board that's bad,
any more than I do for any other swappable piece. (Whether it's worth
repairing a board depends on lots of things; sometimes, swapping and
tossing the bad one is a right answer.)
As well all know, it's finding the fault that takes the time. If you've
found the fault so that you're sure a particular board is bad, then you
(almsot?) always know what's wrong with that board, and can isolate the
fault to 2 or 3 components. In which case it's probably quicker to
replace just the faulty part than to find the replacement board.
-tony