> In any case, I'd love to hear people's experiences with finding=20
> shorts/defective components and suggestions about tools to isolate=20
> (usually) a defective component.
My technique is to set up a bench supply with a current limit of 1A and=20
a voltage limit of a couple of volts and use it to apply a current=20
through the short.

I then set a multimeter on it's most sensitive voltage setting and use=20
it to follow the current arround the board.
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