andrew.hartley@... writes:
>>I went for a hand operated device, which Farnell stock and is made by ABECO
and called a Forming Handtool, you can also get versions that crop the leads.
Most of all they are not that expensive, approx 35 UKP.<<
Thanks for the info. And a version that crops the leads sounds even better
still. I like to stuff the PCBs with all the components that lay flat on the
board for the first pass, like resisters, diodes, ceramic caps and ferrite
beads. I need to clip the leads shorter, otherwise they get in the when I
try to solder.
>>The hand crank component lead benders are expensive, here in the UK, both
Farnell and RS stock them. But If you are not forming components by the
thousand probably a bit over the top.<<
Too bad Paul doesn't invest in that and save himself and all of us a lot of
time.
--Elhardt
(Easier and faster construction means I buy more.)