[Elecraft] Construction question

[David F. Reed]

Joe,

I would suggest not getting scotch tape anywhere near any ESD sensitive 
components.

It develops quite a charge due to the triboelectric effect when you 
strip it off the reel, and as a result, if it does not outright kill the 
device, it can make it a "walking wounded", working at first, but 
failing early in its life; while many devices are designed with ESD 
protection, many fail their qualifications testing for it, and it is 
good to use safe ESD handling techniques in constructing electronic things.

--Dave, W5SV
 
Joseph Trombino Jr wrote:

> Howdy Clint:
>
> Bending resistor and capacitor leads over will prevent them from 
> falling out and provide a relatively stable means of soldering the 
> leads and it's a reliable technique.
>
> Depending on the type of part (i.e., integrated circuit) I will also 
> use Scotch tape to hold components in place when you must turn the 
> board over to solder.
>
>                                    73, Joe W2KJ
>                                    I QRP, therefore, I am