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Subject: Re: [motm] Can static electricity damage components?

From: Scott Juskiw <scott@...>
Date: 2009-03-02

My belief is that bending component leads to 45 or 90 degrees before
soldering is called "cinching" (to fasten tightly) and not "crimping".

On 1-Mar-09, at 3:32 PM, Richard Brewster wrote:

> I've heard the term 'crimping' used to describe what I do, but I
> understand your meaning. I do fold the leads 90 degrees to lie flat
> on
> the board and then cut them before soldering.