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Offline MoparWade

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Breadboard for adding diagnostic components?
« on: July 13, 2016, 07:47:30 pm »
Just wondering how everyone is doing things like adding capacitors to the bypass cap to test for heater to cathode leakage? I was previously just using jumpers to accomplish things like this but after taking a healthy dose of B+ from that I have decided to use a breadboard so I don't just have a resistor or something hanging there by jumpers. I realize a lot of this depends on being careful and I will still have jumpers coming from the breadboard but it will eliminate some danger. Any other things that have worked well for others, or things that haven't?
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Offline sluckey

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Re: Breadboard for adding diagnostic components?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2016, 08:12:51 pm »
I've been safely using gator clip leads for over 45 years. Just be careful.
A schematic, layout, and hi-rez pics are very useful for troubleshooting your amp. Don't wait to be asked. JUST DO IT!

 


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