It has Begun

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edgobb
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Re: It has Begun

Post by edgobb »

I have solved my problem. I started at the jumper and traced the circuit to see why I wasn't getting power to the second row and saw a tiny little nick in a trace on the edge of one of the holes. It was just a little bump, but it broke the trace completely. Little shiny copper exposed that wasn't connected anymore.

It was right here...
Tiny Tiny Tiny
Tiny Tiny Tiny
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So I got a little piece of magnet wire, scraped the trace to give me a little more copper surface, and created a little bypass jumper.
I need to give my board a little DeOxit wipedown.
I need to give my board a little DeOxit wipedown.
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Now it would seem that I am back on track. Power to the second row and tubes are lit once again. Whew. I feel a lot better now.

Cheers,
Ed
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