Ya i know this makes some of you cringe. I personally don't really have an opinion any more. As long as it works when i'm done, and the customer is happy, that is all I really care about.
Anyways, this customer gave me a stack of boards to do, he wanted all radials. He feels radials are going to last longer, and are more robust then SMT electrolytics.
So I have a couple styles i'm using to make sure and lay them flat on the PCB... I, like most people hate christmas trees, and pad rippage.
1. Nip and lay - (if you have enough space)
2. Trim and bend over - (if you have space issues)
3. Diagonal Cut - (if you have to approach the pads at an angle)
Just a few tid bits i'd like to share, might be helpful if you find your self with a bag o radials and feel like doing a re-cap.
I personally prefer to stick with SMT OEM Lytics, I just just like the stock look my self.
They are much quicker for me to install, then an all radial thing like this.
Anyways, this customer gave me a stack of boards to do, he wanted all radials. He feels radials are going to last longer, and are more robust then SMT electrolytics.
So I have a couple styles i'm using to make sure and lay them flat on the PCB... I, like most people hate christmas trees, and pad rippage.
1. Nip and lay - (if you have enough space)
2. Trim and bend over - (if you have space issues)
3. Diagonal Cut - (if you have to approach the pads at an angle)
Just a few tid bits i'd like to share, might be helpful if you find your self with a bag o radials and feel like doing a re-cap.
I personally prefer to stick with SMT OEM Lytics, I just just like the stock look my self.
They are much quicker for me to install, then an all radial thing like this.