I'm curious if using diode mode for troubleshooting is faster/easier/reliable compared to voltage testing to locate areas of fault?
By diode mode I mean, device off, red probe on ground and black probe at inputs/outputs and if meter shows 0v then indicates a short
Recently I was troubleshooting a Plasma tv and I used diode mode to pinpoint shorted IGBTs on the X main board. Normally I'd power on and check for missing voltages but didn't want to deal with the risk
Curious on other's input and reasons for how they troubleshoot
By diode mode I mean, device off, red probe on ground and black probe at inputs/outputs and if meter shows 0v then indicates a short
Recently I was troubleshooting a Plasma tv and I used diode mode to pinpoint shorted IGBTs on the X main board. Normally I'd power on and check for missing voltages but didn't want to deal with the risk
Curious on other's input and reasons for how they troubleshoot
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