Elaborate on the third step in effective troubleshooting.

What will be an ideal response?


Step three is to troubleshoot the circuit to find out what is wrong with the circuit that it will not work properly, then determine what has to be done. Electronics technicians use their eyesight to look for trouble. If a component receives excess current, it may split open or char. Technicians also smell for burnt insulations from components that receive excess current such as transformers, coils, or components with insulated leads. They listen for sounds such as a snap, crackle, or pop that indicate loose wires, bridged connections, or frying components. They touch components to determine if they are running hot or cold. An electronics technician's senses of sight, smell, hearing, and touch are only a beginning. To solve more difficult problems, meters and oscilloscopes are used once the problem is located in a specific part of the circuit. Use this data to isolate and repair the defect(s).

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