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[jessenator]

I think those tropical fish caps look awesome. I’d like to build something with those someday.

the leads are fragile as h*ck, FYI

I'd love to have disposable cash (and space) and have all the colors; Kemet blue, TDK(?) yellow, Wima red, and Panasonic ...burnt umber. Then, just build a polychrome hot mess over purple PCBs. Maybe.


That reminds me of another thing about caps and colors: electrolytic. I would think it's just kind of a manufacturer's a e s t h e t i c choice. I have a number of Nichicon caps in both black and brown. But there's blue Spragues I've got, orange ones, I've seen green ones, gold ones, Wurth are red... I'm guessing it's just their preference?

 

[jdduffield]

Then, just build a polychrome hot mess over purple PCBs. Maybe.

Maybe a plexiglass enclosure to show it off. Could be a nice one-off project. Maybe the circuit is a psychedelic modulated fuzz or something to match.

 

[jessenator]

Instead of the audio fart pedal, the visual fart pedal.

I guess that would depend on who did it. Could be cool, I guess

 

[schoeps]

+1 for Tayda. Get a lead bending tool and a decent digital caliper and you're set.

 

[Erik S]

+1 for Tayda. Get a lead bending tool and a decent digital caliper and you're set.

I 3d printed one of those lead benders at some point because it looked cool, but at least for 1/4w resistors and PPCB boards, if I grab the body of the resistor in my pliers and swipe the two leads down with my finger and thumb they seem to drop right in without any fuss.

 

[Stickman393]

Those bender tools tend to be most useful for abnormal spacings. I love using them on my turret board builds.

 

[Erik S]

I could imagine them being real handy for stripboard.

 

[owlexifry]

love my lead bending tool

(i have no idea what a lead bending tool looks like)
googles...

wtf


WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THESE