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Resistor Contamination on Axial-Lead Resistors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three axial-lead resistors for failure analysis (pictured in the first picture directly below). A …
March 31, 2013Varactor Diode GVD30601-001
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several GVD30601-001 super hyperabrupt junction tuning varactor diodes with a latent failure …
March 31, 2013Light Sockets MR16
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received to MR16 sockets for a comparison between the current model and a new candidate. The MR16s are a type …
March 30, 2013Looking for Flexiterm on MLCCs
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received six MLCC on power cards. MLCC are multilayer ceramic capacitors. A ceramic capacitor is fixed value …
March 29, 2013Op-Amp Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received four Maxim 4252EUA dual op-amps for failure analysis. Operational Amplifiers or Op-amps are one of …
December 2, 2012Resistor Contamination on Failed 510K
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two failed 510K, two used 510K operating for about 3 weeks, and two virgin resistors for failure …
December 2, 2012Failure Analysis of EDN337N FET
Gideon Analytical labs received one FDN337N-channel FET for failure analysis. The Drain-Source was reported shorted. Super SOTTM-3 N-Channel …
December 1, 2012Synchronous Buck Driver TI UCC27223PWP Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two failed TI UCC27223PWP and three vintage devices for comparison. Two 14 pin Dip TI UCC27223PWP …
December 1, 2012SCR FP25001P1 or Thyristor Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one SCR (silicon-controlled rectifier) module FP25001P1 for failure analysis. An SCR consists of …
November 30, 2012Failure Analysis on 1N5626GP Diode
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one failed 1N5626GP diode and several good ones for comparison. According to a Wikipedia post, a p–n …
November 27, 2012PCB Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received the main PCB that had a fire in one section of the board. The objective was to find the cause in an …
November 27, 2012Photocoupler Avago HCPL 0630 Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one failed photocoupler, an Avago HCPL 0630 in an 8 pin DIP SOIC -8 package. The reported failure …
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