[sdiy] de-potting

[Colin f]

> I did my Gentle Electric potted module with a hammer and 
> screwdriver. OTOH I was able to discern the circuit from the 
> exposed PCB and did not need to remove ~all~ the epoxy
> 
> H^) harry  

That's an approach I've been considering with some potted modules I have
here.
If I just expose the PCB foil, identify every component leg, then isolate
each leg by cutting tracks, a combination of LCR meter and Atlas component
analyser might get me a good part of the way through RE-ing the ciruit
before I need to uncover any component bodies.
This approach does require a working circuit to be sacrificed.

Cheers,
Colin f