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Help Troubleshooting 466, No +15VDC


 

This 466 worked great for years, then suddenly I smelled something burning, and the fan stopped. All low voltages good on interface board, *except* for +15VDC. Reads about 4VDC, (and about 4 ohms to ground with power off....). If I leave power on past about 15 sec, I can smell something burning again, so I only power up long enough the check the voltages.
I'm thinking tantalum cap, but wondering a good way to isolate the offender? Assume the the +15VDC goes all over the scope, to other boards, so would be a bear to lift all tant caps one at a time. Thinking of breaking the trace somewhere near the PS source. Any other tips or likely suspects?

Thanks in advance!

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