Thread: Gyro Smoking
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Unread 09-02-2010, 07:41
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Re: Gyro Smoking

Phil,
The only thing to check for is imperfectly etched boards. There may be a few traces that are close together that didn't get fully etched. Also possible that you have a solder bridge. Does anybody remember whether these devices are static sensitive?
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