i have a quick question

can you check Diode D11 on this board without having to desolder??? cause wouldn't you just probe both sides of the diode and it would isolate it from the rest of the board

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It depends. If you have an open switch on one side that would isolate it from the rest of the tracks then you can. If not, you will get readings from around the trace loop. If you have no switch, you will have to unsolder 1 end.