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Engineering Tradeoffs — question 4 of 10

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You just received the first prototype PCBs for a new board. Before you apply power for the first time, walk me through what you check and in what order, and explain why you prioritize those checks the way you do.

How sure are you?

Being confidently wrong costs more mastery than admitting a guess — that is deliberate, and it is how misconceptions get found.

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