Thermal Camera PCB Debugging: Five Cases Where It Found What the DMM Missed
A $300 thermal camera paid for itself in the first week. Hotspots, bad solder joints, and a regulator running 40°C above its expected temperature.
A $300 thermal camera paid for itself in the first week. Hotspots, bad solder joints, and a regulator running 40°C above its expected temperature.
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