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It depends upon where it is to be installed.  Radial lead capacitors fit PC 
boards (assuming that the proper hole spacing is used) but not parallel row 
terminal boards.  If you install radial lead capacitors on that style 
terminal board, you have to bend the leads 90 deg.  If you do this the lazy way 
(by just bending them out without proper tools), you usually crack the 
brittle outer coating.  Another disadvantage, if the set is portable or vehicular, 
is that in the higher value capacitors, you end up with a large mass 
supported by two soft leads in torsion.  Shock from drops or rough terrain will 
eventually bend the leads.

On the other hand, if you are installing a bypass capacitor between two 
tube socket or connector contacts, a radial lead capacitor will probably be a 
neater fit than an axial lead one.

In a message dated 06/04/2014 14:05:09 PM Central Daylight Time, 
bcarling at cfl.rr.com writes: 
> Lee
> 
> Help us to learn something here. What is it that makes a radial lead 
> capacitor less desirable then an axial lead capacitor?
> 
> Best regards - Bry Carling

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