(Topic ID: 268091)

Tip: Visual Fuse Checks Are Unreliable

By SantaEatsCheese

3 years ago



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#2 3 years ago
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:

This fuse is bad. It looks fine, but running a simple continuity test on it results in a failed test. I went nuts troubleshooting this before I remembered that to test a fuse properly it has to be removed from the board. Got a new one coming in the mail Tuesday and my Taxi will live once again.
I know it's basic but sometimes we need a reminder. I know I did.
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