Re: [SI-LIST] : Plane short

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From: Scott McMorrow ([email protected])
Date: Sat Apr 28 2001 - 22:25:05 PDT


Subas,

Here's one approach that I have used in the past.

Take a current limited programmable power supply and
attach it to the power planes.

Take a can of freeze spray and spray down the entire
backside of the board until it is covered with frost.

Slowly turn on the power supply and increase the current.

The area of the short will heat up most quickly and melt
the frost. Once you focus in on the general area, you should
be able to repeat the proceedure until there is only a
small area for you to look. Then you can go to the
gerbers and find the most likely short site if it is inside the
board, or remove the part that is hiding the solder short.

regards,

scott

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"Bastola, Subas" wrote:

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