Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Lucky Touch

As both a technician and, after earning a BSEE degree, an engineer, I have done a lot of circuit troubleshooting in my life, so I really like reading the short accounts of other people's experiences in tracking down and solving problems. The Sherlock Ohms series from Design News is a great source of such stories. This one is titled "The Power of Human Touch." I once had a very similar episode.

Posted April 2013

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