[Elecraft] Repositioning Components soldered too far from PCB

[Brian Mury]

On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 09:01 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> And, after these components are in place, it's a good reminder to *spread
> the leads* as described in the manual when installing each part, then check
> to see that the parts stay in position against the board when turning the
> board over and *before* soldering. 

I don't spread the leads at all. I use the little black bits of
antistatic foam that some of the components come in as shims to hold the
components in place when I turn the board over. This gives the component
something to sit on so it doesn't fall out of position. For short
components that are being installed between taller components, I stack
up pieces that are small enough to fit between the taller components.
This works better than spreading the leads, at least for me.