Hi all,

I was recently looking inside a late 1990s LeCroy scope and was
impressed by the quality of construction. One thing really surprised
me, though: all of the thru-hole electrolytic capacitors (radial type)
were mounted about 1/8th inch above the PCB surface, rather than flush
with the PCB. They were also bent over at random angles and not
secured with any glue or RTV cement. It did not seem to be due to
sloppy assembly because the size of the gap between the bottom of the
caps and the PCB surface was quite consistent. Any ideas on why it
would have been assembled this way? Even more importantly, any ideas
on why  they did this without adding some type of material to secure
the caps against vibration?

Thanks,

Sean
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