[R-390] Recapping question

[n4buq at knology.net]

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:01:21 -0500, Fred Olsen <fwolsen at wi.rr.com> wrote :

> > n4buq wrote:
> > the original cap was connected between point A and the 
> > grounding lug at point B.  (Why?)
> 
> Think "production engineering".  Assuming any electrical considerations 
> being more or less equal the component was located where it made sense 
> in production.  Some manufacturers would have left out heavy parts such 
> as transformers until the end of the line, if possible.  If that were 
> the case it could explain adding a ground lug, to give an upstream 
> assembler a place to hang one end of the cap.  That's just one 
> possibility of course but many of these questions simply come down to a 
> matter of practicality and assembly order.  No rocket science, no hidden 
> agenda, KISS.
> 
> Fred
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Fred,

That makes a lot of sense.  There are other places where the assemly order 
had to come into play or there just wouldn't be a way to get the thing 
soldered together.  Case in point are some of the bypass caps on the side 
of the deck.  They attach to another ground lug that is really buried.  I 
ended up removing it and will solder the caps to it, attach it back to the 
deck, and then solder the other lead to the terminal strip.

There are two other bypass caps done much the same way, but I'm thinking 
I'm going to leave well enough alone there.  Too many parts in that area 
for the potential to damage them in the process.  Hopefully they are still 
good caps.

Thanks!

Barry - N4BUQ