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    Troubleshooting Electronic Components With The PET Bloodhound
    Troubleshooting Electronic Components With The PET Bloodhound
    Troubleshooting Electronic Components With The PET Bloodhound
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    Troubleshooting Electronic Components With The PET Bloodhound

    By Paul Daak

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    Troubleshooting electronic components can be a nightmare, especially when the components are in-circuit. Testing components with the PET Bloodhound can be a real dream. With this book you can learn how to build your own PET Bloodhound and have a lot of fun using it. You can also learn the fundamentals of how components function and their specifications. The PET Bloodhound will become the go-to test equipment in your electronics shop.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Daak
    Release dateJul 26, 2017
    ISBN9781370455515
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      Troubleshooting Electronic Components With The PET Bloodhound - Paul Daak

      Troubleshooting Electronic Components With The

      PET BLOODHOUND

      By: Paul Daak

      Copyright © 2017 Paul Daak

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. This book, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold

      or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person,

      please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did

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      work of this author.

      Table Of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: PN Junction Review

      Chapter 2: PET Bloodhound Fundamentals

      Chapter 3: Training Our PET Bloodhound

      Chapter 4: Preventing Damage

      Chapter 5: PET Bloodhound Construction

      Chapter 6: Unexpected Trouble

      Chapter 7: Tips For Using Our PET Bloodhound

      Thank You

      Introduction

      TROUBLESHOOTING IN-CIRCUIT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

      It had been a typically busy day in the electronics shop when all of a sudden one of the other technicians started grumbling about needing to test some diodes that were installed on the PCB. I wish there was a way to test these things in-circuit!, he exclaimed. That's because for him to properly test for reverse leakage he needed to remove the PCB from the housing, remove at least one lead from each component, then test each one with an ohmmeter. After finding out all of the diodes were still good he then had to re-solder them and re-install the PCB for additional testing. Going through all of those steps, just to find out all of the diodes were good, seemed like a lot of unnecessary work.

      He could have used the shotgun method. No, he wouldn't set it outside on a fence post and blast it with a 12-guage. The shotgun method is when he replaces components, one at a time, until the equipment starts working properly again. But that can be time consuming and, not to mention, expensive. And if he's not careful, removing the components could cause damage to the copper pads and to the circuit board material itself. Any unnecessary heat could be bad. Then what if he destroyed good components in the process of extraction? If only he could have tested these diodes, and maybe some other components, without removing them from the circuit.

      That's when it hit me. There is a way! And it’s just basic op-amp fundamentals. My old friend John, an electronic wizard whom I met in the mid 70s, introduced me to op-amps way back then. I sketched out a simple schematic diagram of my concept of the tester and showed it to Eric, the lead electronic technician in our shop. Eric is another well-accomplished electronic master. Eric said it was worth a try. So I rounded up the components and carefully inserted the leads into the prototyping board. Guess what. It worked! I then dedicated countless hours over numerous evenings peaking and tweaking the project. Eric kept stressing the what if factor, and for good reason. The tester had to be effective, reliable, and not harmful to components under test.

      After much experimenting, and seemingly endless testing of the tester prototype, it was ready to be built. But there was still one last thing. It needed a name. We first just called

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