Orange Drop capacitor mounting

[donvan]

Sorry for such a rookie question. All of the orange drop caps that I have, have leads that are bent at a precise angle and it appears that they are intended to be mounted such that the leads would go into the board *under* the capacitor. But it looks like in all of the pictures of amp builds that I see on this site bend or stretch the leads so that they are mounted much like an axial lead electorlytic capacitor. In some cases there is an inch or two of the leads on top of the board before the lead goes into the turret hole. I hope I am describing this clearly.

Why is it done this way?

[pompeiisneaks]

They are built at a standard pitch, you are correct. If you were putting them in a circuit board, you'd make the holes at that distance and they'd slide right in. For hand wired amps on a turret board or eyelet board, the practice is more common to have the turrets/eyelets a bit wider apart and to use them more 'axially' as you mention to make it a bit easier to get the components in/out from the top instead of needing access to the bottom.

~Phil

[donvan]

So this is purely for accessing the component. Thanks Phil!

[xtian]

Just be careful not to crack the plastic casing when bending the leads so they stay moisture proof.