[sdiy] Synth in a Month

[Pat Kammerer]

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From: megaohm <megaohm1 at gmail.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Synth in a Month


>This all may seem nit-picky but I have a good reason for it doing this way:
>It's easier to DESOLDER and remove components if the leads haven't been
bent
>flat against the board. Once you have your full synth up and running, there
>will be some modules that could use a little tweaking (likely). Lets say
you
>need to replace a couple resistors. You get rid of the solder with some
>wick/solder-sucker/whatever. But since the resistors have been bent to
>secure them before soldering, you will have to unbend them (usually with
the
>soldering iron tip). It's not so great for the tip and having to use force
>can lead to peeled up traces, cracked thru hole, burning, etc.

That does seem like good advise.  I often bend the leads with longevity of
physical connection in mind, but I guess the flip side is longevity of
mainenace ability.