To a lot of us, curve tracing seems to be one of those black magic things that only the true wizards understand. But as [DiodeGoneWild] explains, curve tracing really isn’t all that complicated, ...

With the help of an on-line service manual and some detailed troubleshooting ... However, this still leaves the SMD types in need of a simple means to apply with the Tek 577 curve tracer with the 177 ...