On 22/09/17 09:26 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I'm guessing at bad solder or connector issue. Not chip failure.
Historically, ever since electrical circuits were put together by soldering wired together, and that's a *VERY* long time, solder joint failure has statistically exceeded component failure. Automated "flow" soldering was a great improvement over hand soldering of PCBs, but the baseline hasn't changed much. There are just too many ways a solder joint can fail. When I googled for this I was overwhelmed by the number of research papers, the amount of research done on this subject. This is indicative of both its significance and of its occurrence; that rate of occurrence is why it is so significant and such an important subject for study. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_of_electronic_components#Contact_failu... -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org