Logic boards were failing at Enhanced Mac Minus One (EMMO) test or Integrated Circuit Test (ICT) after printed circuit board (PCB) rework. The failure to boot was originally traced to a suspected bad microcontroller chip. Replacing this chip, or an oscillator tied to the microcontroller circuit, did not consistently solve the boot problem. With further testing, it was found the microcontroller circuit was very sensitive to resistance and was essentially shorted.A resistor in the microcontroller circuit was identified on the flip side of the PCB. Several areas on the board, including the resistor R161, were seen to have a slight white haze/ low gloss appearance on the surface of the PCB. To test if the residue was electrically conductive, five boards were selected whose sole failure was R161. The resistance of the individual resistors was measured with a digital multimeter (DMM). The resistor was then cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab. Each board was retested at ICT and the individual resistors measured again with a DMM. Cleaning the area surrounding the resistor with isopropyl alcohol, corrected the failure four of the times.
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