[sdiy] Powering up for the first time

[Romeo Fahl]

You might want to put an ohm meter across from the power rails to 
ground, to see if there might be a short circuit.  Beyond that, if the 
power readings are good like you said, you're probably good to go.


Romeo


On Jul 28, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Jimmy . wrote:

> So I've been working on an Octave CAT for a long time.. basically 
> rebuilding almost the whole thing because it was completely screwy 
> when I first got it.  It is almost time to power it up for a test and 
> I'm hoping nothing goes wrong.  I've checked the power supply with no 
> load and it reads +/- 15.75v so that seems good.  Should I leave the 
> ICs in or out for the first power up.. any other cautionary measures 
> or tips?
> Thanks,
> Jimmy
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