Finally switched to a thermal camera for motherboard faults, took 3 failed repairs

After burning 2 hours swapping caps on a board that still wouldn't post and another hour on a second dead unit, a $180 thermal imager showed me a shorted VRM in under 5 minutes, so now I check temps before I touch a soldering iron and I'm curious, has anyone else found these things pay for themselves faster than expected?

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