Just checking in and saying hi....

[Cable Guy]

I have seen this on a different chassis, in that instance it wasn't an active device experiencing a thermal problem, it was a pad that was pulled away from the board slightly and the trace would make contact while cool, but pull away just enough to kill the circuit when it got to normal operating temperature.

 

[guitar_199]

I have seen this on a different chassis, in that instance it wasn't an active device experiencing a thermal problem, it was a pad that was pulled away from the board slightly and the trace would make contact while cool, but pull away just enough to kill the circuit when it got to normal operating temperature.

Thank you for that!!!!!!!!!
I will give that area a good "eyeball" with my magnifying hood.....and maybe my phone camera (shoot the shot as closely as I can focus and then "pinch spread" it out...). Thanks again!

Bob