[Elecraft] 1SV149 mounting question

[Don Wilhelm]

Rod and all,
This has come up before several times, and the response from Elecraft seems
to be - put the diodes right down to the board - the mask on the RF board is
tough and is sufficient to prevent a short.

OTOH, if you want to space them up just a tad (like a few thousanths of an
inch) I would not think it to be a problem, but don't park them off the
board by any significant distance.  The thickness of a couple of pieces of
20# paper should not hurt (20# paper is about 0.002 inches thick).

73,
Don Wilhelm  - Wake Forest, NC   W3FPR home page: http://www.qsl.net/w3fpr/
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----- Original Message -----
>
> "Install type 1SV149 diodes .... Keep them flat against the PC
> board, with no excess lead length."
>
> I'm concerned about the center lead of the diode, cut flush to
> the diode body, forming a bridge bridge between the PCB pads for
> the others lead.
>