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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:27:50 +0000
Subject: Re: powerbook doubles as a frying pan
From: "Iain Sandoe" <iain@sandoe.co.uk>
To: Michael Schmitz <schmitz@opal.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
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> probes on a PB motherboard and really measured the operating temperature?
> What would the best 'hot spots' be for such an experiment?

from the work I did in my last company - it is usually the bridge chips that
are the hottest and therefore the weakest link.

I guess that Brad's experience could be bad luck (component do sometimes
fail randomly after all).

Iain.

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