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Old 01-30-2010, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by radiotvnut View Post
I'd bet the reason he's going through so many boards is cheap parts + high temperature (these things get hot) = premature failure.
Concur - and the heat-cool cycle is tough on the lead-free solders too. The XBOX 360 game system has a problem linked to the heat-cool cycle and lead-free solder debonding. I imagine Plasma sets aren't immune from this either with all of the heat they produce.

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