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A circuit board makers testing machine suddenly began to smoke. A self-diagnostic check showed that internal components were “not communicating.” The machine was shut down and the internal switch cards and other plug-in components were removed. Investigators found 52 switch cards and the motherboard were melted and charred.
A metal test probe had apparently fallen into the machine and caused the short circuit that damaged the electronics. The sensitive equipment was typically used 22 hours a day and was critical to test the continuity of printed circuit boards.
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