Testing "in situ" would remove the need for a bench power supply! Money
that could be better used to send Paul's wife on that well deserved spa
weekend (read: buy more modules!).
PLL, BFG
Mike Marsh wrote:
> I test 'in situ'. My scope is right next to my rig, though truth (and
> I know truth is relative) be told is use it mostly for the pretty
> waveforms :>
>
> My most useful debugging tool is my VOM. I can usually spot an
> correct errors, but every once in a while something comes along that I
> cna't figure out. Embarrassingly, that included a chip I soldered
> into the 480 BACKWARDS and could n't figure out why the HP channel
> didn't work :/
>
> Mike
>
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Greg Amann" <greg.amann@s...> wrote:
> > How do you more experienced MOTMers test new modules and DIY stuff?
> >
> > Do you test them in situ or do you have a benchtop rig? Does the
> > module go to the 'scope or does the 'scope go to the mountain? (Damn,
> > forgot, no religious threads!)
> >
> > I have seena photo of a get together where Cynthia had a module
> > mounted on extenders so that trim pots could be tweaked at the
> modular.
> >
> > Opinions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance, BFG
>
>
>
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