But hold the capacitor by the lead, not by its body, when you do this. You don't want to accidentally apply twisting force between the lead and the capacitor. I learned this the hard way when I built my K2 and I still remember it!
Vic 4X6GP/K2VCO > On 16 Oct 2015, at 1:50 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ted, > > Use your long nose pliers to "de-kink" the leads before inserting into the > board. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 10/15/2015 6:42 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: >> If you¹ll forgive what to the experienced will be a silly question . . . >> >> Building a K2. Some of the capacitors (e.g. the 0.047) have leads that >> have a ³kink² in each side, about 2 mm from the cap itself. (The lead >> spacing is correct above the kinks and correct again below them.) If >> inserted gently into the PCB the component stops at the kink. But that >> leaves the leads too long, I think, contrary to the principle that short >> leads avoid stray couplings. So, two other possibilities. One is to >> ³dekink² the legs with needle-nose pliers - straightening them out, >> allowing the body of the cap to sit on the PCB surface. The other is to >> pull the leads through the PCB until the kinks snap through and come out >> the other side. That sounds neater, but it seems as if it¹s putting >> stress on the capacitor itself. What¹s the best way to do this? And why >> are those kinks there in the first place? > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
