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15 years ago

power measurement on STRATIX III board

hello, I want to measure the power dissipated on a STRATIX III development board (not using the A/D circuitry on the board). To do that I have to measure voltage across the sense-resistors R2...
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15 years ago

Just solder a couple of small wires to each side of the sense resistors. It's easier than finding something to clip onto service mount chips. Then you can clip onto the wires with your oscilloscope probes.

Just keep the length of wires reasonable, and you shouldn't have any problem.

Pete