:: I have a friend that bends the tip of all the pins and
:::::: jumpers on the bottom side of the boards, but he
:::::: does this because his products are used in
:::::: motorcycles that have too much vibration.

IP610 states that this is a no no, especially in class 3 medical style 
devices.  Components that are intended for vibration environments, 
then the  the components are mounted above the board with the leads 
curled as in military spec.

Colin
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