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Unread 12-02-2012, 14:52
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Originally Posted by Joe Ross View Post
In my experience, whenever a piece of power circuitry blows, it also damages the pwb underneath.

Of course Eric used to work with medical devices, and I work aerospace, so we tend to be more conservative then most.
Agreed, we have limited resources - just trying to be thrifty. I would certainly never reuse such a device in a professional context.
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