[Elecraft] Resistor and capacitor installation techniques: trim before or after soldering?

[Bill Johnson]

Follow the instructions and solder as directed.  There are components on both sides as I recall with the majority on the top.  The leads need be spread to hold the components in place on the board.  Once done soldering use a flush cut wirecutter to remove the excess. Not a good idea to trim them before soldering.

72 & 73,
Bill
K9YEQ
FT'er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100,  KAT500, W2, etc. 

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Resistor and capacitor installation techniques: trim before or after soldering?

If I remember correctly they got soldered from the top side.

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Subject: [Elecraft] Resistor and capacitor installation techniques: trim before or after soldering?

While reading through my new K2 kit's control board assembly instructions, I see that some builders prefer to trim the resistor and capacitor leads before soldering.  I'm intrigued by this, and wonder if someone who uses this technique can share their experiences. Do you the solder the component from the top of the board or bottom?  How do you keep the component in place during soldering?  I am assuming the value of this technique is in the resulting lower profile of the components on the backside of the board.

Thank you.

Mark
AE6RT

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Mark
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