Any disadvantages in mounting PCB's upside-down?

[Tony Clark]

> Can any of you please tell me if there are any disadvantages in mounting 
> PCB's upside-down?  My initial guess would be some kind of heat buildup.
> However, the kind of modules I am dealing with here are not real high 
> power consumption devices.  In the case of this one project sitting here 
> with me, the tallest component on the PCB is a 470uF 25V electrolytic cap.
> Would drilling some holes in the sides of the box for ventilation make 
> such a mounting possible, or would this even be necessary?

   The only drawback to having circuits upside-down is if you socket 
IC's.  Chip creep is bad enough with circuit boards right-side up!  So 
I'd suggest soldering everything down really well and you should be 
fine!

   Tony

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