03-29-2026, 11:23 AM
Dale,
Thank you for the insight about in-circuit vs out-of-circuit testing. Admittedly, these were all in-circuit tests for convenience - quite a few were difficult to reach with the tester, let alone soldering iron. Mike has highlighted those that varied by greater than 20% as being of concern for him which I absolutely agree with. Certainly the ones that were approaching the 20% threshold I was nervous about in the first place. Would your suggestion then be that these others also be replaced? Given the margin of error with in-circuit testing, they seem like fair game once again.
17 - 20,000 ohms - 23,700 ohms (over by 18.5%)
19 - 10,000 ohms - 11,960 ohms (over by 19.6%)
29 - 70,000 ohms - 79,000 ohms (over by 12.9%)
30 - 32,000 ohms - 37,400 ohms (over by 16.9%)
50 - 1,000,000 ohms - 1,140,000 ohms (over by 14.0%)
53 - 1,000,000 ohms - 1,130,000 ohms (over by 13.0%)
These were certainly much closer to spec but still over:
39 - 51,000 ohms - 55,100 ohms (over by 8.0%)
41 - 490,000 ohms - 500,000 ohms (over by 2.0%)
Would you say that anything that tests under while in-circuit is likely fine as long as it's within the 20% disparity? Most seem fine but with this refined understanding, 33 gives me pause.
6 - 61,000 ohms - 57,000 ohms (under by 6.6%)
33 - 1,000 ohms - 853 ohms (under by 14.7%)
46 - 51,000 ohms - 49,700 ohms (under by 2.5%)
55 - 490,000 ohms - 480,000 ohms (under by 2.0%)
58 - 1,000,000 ohms - 980,000 ohms (under by 2.0%)
Best wishes,
Roy
Thank you for the insight about in-circuit vs out-of-circuit testing. Admittedly, these were all in-circuit tests for convenience - quite a few were difficult to reach with the tester, let alone soldering iron. Mike has highlighted those that varied by greater than 20% as being of concern for him which I absolutely agree with. Certainly the ones that were approaching the 20% threshold I was nervous about in the first place. Would your suggestion then be that these others also be replaced? Given the margin of error with in-circuit testing, they seem like fair game once again.
17 - 20,000 ohms - 23,700 ohms (over by 18.5%)
19 - 10,000 ohms - 11,960 ohms (over by 19.6%)
29 - 70,000 ohms - 79,000 ohms (over by 12.9%)
30 - 32,000 ohms - 37,400 ohms (over by 16.9%)
50 - 1,000,000 ohms - 1,140,000 ohms (over by 14.0%)
53 - 1,000,000 ohms - 1,130,000 ohms (over by 13.0%)
These were certainly much closer to spec but still over:
39 - 51,000 ohms - 55,100 ohms (over by 8.0%)
41 - 490,000 ohms - 500,000 ohms (over by 2.0%)
Would you say that anything that tests under while in-circuit is likely fine as long as it's within the 20% disparity? Most seem fine but with this refined understanding, 33 gives me pause.
6 - 61,000 ohms - 57,000 ohms (under by 6.6%)
33 - 1,000 ohms - 853 ohms (under by 14.7%)
46 - 51,000 ohms - 49,700 ohms (under by 2.5%)
55 - 490,000 ohms - 480,000 ohms (under by 2.0%)
58 - 1,000,000 ohms - 980,000 ohms (under by 2.0%)
Best wishes,
Roy




