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Charge Detected on Board

The dreaded "charge detected on board" can be one of the most difficult problems to solve

Given the proper information the 3070 IPG does an admirable job of setting up discharge processes for the power supplies but the "charge detected on board" can still bite you.

Your powered tests can contribute to the problem. Failure to set the analog dcv sources to zero volts at the end of every test and failure to ensure that you leave the analog outputs of a D to A converter at zero are a couple of the more common practices that can contribute to detected charges on a board. Failure to zero out voltages can also make tests sequence sensitive and contribute to intermittent digital and analog failures.

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