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Old July 7th, 2009, 02:49 PM   #15 (permalink)
wnorcott
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Most problems with DIY projects "that have been successfully built by others" turn out to be solder bridges. That is the overwhelming cause. Behind that is components in the wrong spot/backwards including things like wiring the power jack wrong.

Fixing sloppy soldering technique for good gets rid of 90 percent of problems.

Actual broken/defective components come in dead last in my experience.

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