Members funk machine03 Posted May 29, 2006 Members Share Posted May 29, 2006 how high off of the board should everything be? or should they all be directly on the board? thanks (i'm building the byoc tremolo and it's my first project) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted May 29, 2006 Members Share Posted May 29, 2006 The resistors should almost touch the PCB. Bend the leads 90 degrees close to the body. I just use my fingers. Push them into the pads. On axial leaded caps I do the same thing. On radial leaded caps and transistors I just push into the board until there is a slight resistance. They sit a little higher off the board. Sockets touch the PCB board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted May 29, 2006 Members Share Posted May 29, 2006 Generally as close as possible, because long leads can pick up noise and also tend to break under vibration. You'll often see transistors standing a little ways above a circuit board, though - probably to reduce the amount of heat from soldering that gets conducted into the guts, or for heat-sink mounting reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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