An application of automatic test equipment for detecting and identifying faults on printed circuit boards before functional testing

Abstract

The installation of automatic test equipment can result in substantial savings in fault diagnosis costs if the equipment is able to identify faults down to component level. Types and causes of faults together with techniques to identify them are discussed in the article together with financial justification for the equipment in various typical situations.

Citation

Lester, R.S. (1975), "An application of automatic test equipment for detecting and identifying faults on printed circuit boards before functional testing", Circuit World, Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 34-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb053658