As Ron said whenever there is a serious VDD to GND short, it¡¯s usually less than an ohm. ?On all the rigs I¡¯ve fixed, it was about .4 ohm. I always build a QMX or QMX+ so that I can test the cpu very early in the process. ?I install the power connector, the 2 SMPS boards and the whole front panel. ?I power it up at 6.1 volts and load firmware. ?
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Jeff Moore
W1NC
