RE: Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe

I thank everyone for the information/assistance up to this point, but aren't
we risking the good components doing this as well?

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Eaton [mailto:phil@freedomprojects.co.uk]
Sent: August 23, 2001 17:14
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
Subject: RE: VECTOR: Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
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I think there's a technique with using a large amperage 5v power supply to
destroy the short (look for melting/flaming/exploding chips) but I've never
tried that one myself. (Clay told me about this one I think).
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I've done this on a number of occasions with brand new PCBs that my previous
company makes in-house. I used a big Wier power supply with variable current
limiting.

Usually on new boards it's due to solder trace shorting under an IC on a
populated board that's been through the wave soldering machine, although new
dead ICs have been known, and they get REAL hot!

Phillip Eaton (Forth-79/D-Type/Flip-Flop)
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Received on Thu Aug 23 13:30:38 2001