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Voltage through resistance equals HEAT!!!
Simple to check for warmer than surrounding connections.
In an extreme case....you could use a thermal imaging device.
And as my instructor said almost 50 years ago....if you are not willing to lick a connection with your tongue....it's not clean enough for electrons!!!
Bob
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Old 10-31-2008, 01:29 PM
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