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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Find rat lines
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On Tue, 2012-12-11 at 16:47 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
> And pass coolant between the A-A connections, B-B connections, etc...
> 
> Now, add a pcb mod that lets you set the currents and visualize the
> explosions in 3-D...

Ssshhh.... that might actually be useful for checking current densities
in power circuits ;)


Anyway.. it sounds very similar to how I find shorts / failed components
on real boards! If a PSU line is dragged low I often hook up large lab
supply to rail and live it up. You get to see what component de-solders
itself, and that in turn saves you a job.

(Although last time I debugged a board, I got a transfer burn of the
part-number in my finger when I went probing for which part was making
the back of the PCB warm!)


-- 
Peter Clifton <peter DOT clifton AT clifton-electronics DOT co DOT uk>

Clifton Electronics