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Re: Gyro Smoking

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
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?
If you're like me, you have trouble even seeing the traces on these boards....
I'll get out my Dino-Scope today to check on the boards...

Problem like this really kill the schedule
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