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   Cursitor Doom to peterwieck33@gmail.com   
   Re: Component idenification   
   07 Nov 22 23:20:18   
   
   From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 11:54:45 -0800 (PST), "Peter W."   
    wrote:   
      
   >The list is quite lenghty, but is at least limited   
   >> by virtue of there being a multi-pronged jumper which interconnects   
   >> certain sections and by removing that you can drastically reduce the   
   >> number of parts to take a closer look at if the fault then clears,   
   >> which it has. Fingers crossed, eh?   
   >   
   >OK - if the fault clears when a jumper is removed, then you know that the   
   fault is in the removed section, correct? Not the other way around?   
   >   
   >Too many individuals think it works the other way, sadly.   
      
   Yes, you're effectively removing the connection to the damaged   
   section; the section which has some component in it which has gone   
   low-resistance.   
      
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