Im enjoying your articles on finding short circuits Mike. Thanks for putting you great ideas out there! I really like audio feedback so I have had some success jumping in an Ohm meter with audio feedback enabled. Of course you need to isolate the circuit under test from any power sources and test it to confirm zero voltage before attaching the Ohm meter. The ear is very sensitive to changes in sound level when wiggling wires :) I’ve also found that shorts happening by themselves are relatively rare so it’s usually a good idea to check the last thing you worked on to see if the culprit is related to something you did unintentionally.
Im enjoying your articles on finding short circuits Mike. Thanks for putting you great ideas out there! I really like audio feedback so I have had some success jumping in an Ohm meter with audio feedback enabled. Of course you need to isolate the circuit under test from any power sources and test it to confirm zero voltage before attaching the Ohm meter. The ear is very sensitive to changes in sound level when wiggling wires :) I’ve also found that shorts happening by themselves are relatively rare so it’s usually a good idea to check the last thing you worked on to see if the culprit is related to something you did unintentionally.
Mike, did I somehow miss part 3 of the series?
No you didn’t miss it. I’m trying to parse out the advanced articles to one or two a month. That Part-3 advanced article will post in a few weeks… 😎
OK great, don't want to miss anything you publish, have a great weekend, Joe