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Default Suprima - unusual (to me) fault

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Rory wrote:
ust thought I'd update this - I limped along with my original PCB. I
had tried prodding it - a plastic baby spoon worked well! - and found
two of the relays clicked when nudged, so a bit of gentle 'packing'
helped them work.


That suggests a dry joint somewhere - or a broken track which makes when
flexed.

My first approach would be to remove the board and re-flow all the joints.

If it is a multi layer PCB, make sure any through hole stuff flows to both
sides.

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